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Clare’s Junior Minister Moves To Allay Fears Of Job Losses Over Trump Election

Clare's Junior Minister has moved to allay fears of job losses as a result of Donald Trump's shock win in the US election.

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That's despite claims from Trump during his campaign that Ireland was taking advantage of the US tax system to steal jobs from America.

The President Elect has been invited to the White House today to begin the handover of power from Barack Obama.

As Donald Trump prepares for his visit to the White House, the implications of his presidency for Ireland remains one of the top concerns here.

But, following a ten minute conversation with America's President Elect last night, the Taoiseach says Donald Trump "is looking forward to doing business in Ireland".

The annual St. Patrick's Day appointment at the White House will remain, and Enda Kenny remains optimistic about maintaining close ties to Washington.

Clare's Junior Minister has admitted that it would be worrying if Trump governed using the same policies of his campaign, but he doesn't believe he will, based on the conciliatory tone in his speech.

Trump claimed he would lower America's Corporate Tax Rate but Minister of State Pat Breen says this won't prevent multi-national companies from basing their operations here.

Meanwhile, over in the States there've been widespread protests by those unhappy with Mr Trump's victory.

Demonstrators have been targeting the Billionaire's buildings and in Washington one man was arrested by the secret service.

Legal expert Larry Donnelly says the security transition started months ahead of Donald Trump's visit to the White House today.

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