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‘Half the place would be blown to bits’: the Irish villages under threat from Trump’s tariffs (www.theguardian.com)

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Just across the bay from the historic town of Cobh, the last port of call for the Titanic in 1912 on her ill-fated maiden voyage, lies the source of some of the world’s biggest life savers and givers.

Sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra, medicinal compounds for the treatment of cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, Crohn’s and Parkinson’s disease, all are manufactured within two miles of the deep port of Ringaskiddy in County Cork.

After more than 50 years, however, it is all now under threat after Donald Trump accused Ireland of stealing America’s pharmaceutical industry and vowed to “force” US companies, jobs and taxes to return home.

This has concentrated the minds of local politicians, who have called on the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, to visit the area.

“If Pfizer and the others closed … the collateral damage would be huge,” said John Twomey, something of a local historian and treasurer of the local Gaelic Athletic Association in Shanbally, a tiny village a two-minute drive from Pfizer’s entrance.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

I wonder what is so unique about the low tax haven Ireland that is so attractive to these companies 🤔.