Irish voters face tough choices as Trump's victory reshapes US relations

In late-fall 2024 Irish voters dont feel great about their choices for the upcoming nov-29 election. The mood is extra-down because of recent US political shake-ups

The US-Irish relationship is about to change big-time: after jan-20 the traditional friendship might look different. Donald Trumpʼs win means no more special treatment; while JD Vance as vice-president (who shares trump-style ideas) could be next in line for the top job in 4 years

Irish voting has its own special way — voters can pick multiple candidates in order which usually makes things interesting However since 2020 things got less fun when Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael had to team up: they did this to keep Sinn Féin away from power because of its questionable background and left-wing ideas

The current situation has many moving parts: immigration worries are growing housing is hard to find and small-town life is changing fast. One-person political groups are getting attention but no real leader has stepped up to unite everyone

Irelandʼs money situation is ok for now but there are big risks ahead. The country has a huge €35-billion trade surplus with America (thanks to US companies liking Irish low taxes). Yet Trump might change everything: heʼs not happy about this trade gap and with EU pushing for same-taxes-for-all Ireland could be in trouble. Plus the country keeps saying its neutral but security experts are worried about Russian ships near important undersea cables