Ireland's Prime Minister warned that the country could lose €10bn in corporate tax if three US multinational companies were repatriated to America under a hostile Donald Trump administration.
Simon Harris, if re-elected as taoiseach, plans to engage with Trump and proposed an early EU-US trade summit to protect trade ties with the European trade bloc.
Ten multinational companies account for 60% of Ireland's corporate tax receipts, with Microsoft being the largest contributor.
Ireland's goods trade surplus with the US reached a record €35bn, with exports boosted by the pharmaceutical and chemical sectors.