The US ambassador to Ireland has moved to downplay concerns about the impact of geopolitical disruptions, such as America’s shifting tariff policies, telling business leaders he’s annoyed by the narrative around the impact of “uncertainty”. Ambassador Edward Walsh made the comments yesterday, to a high-powered audience of Irish and US executives at the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland’s (AmCham) Global Business Conference. “This uncertainty word is something that I guess everybody uses it, I’m getting annoyed at the word. “If you listen to the main CEOs, they don’t use that word, they’re always looking forward. So I think that stuff is more just politicians talking and then talking to a few people or something,” he added.

Source: Irish Independent February 27, 2026 00:31 UTC