[07:25] Tariff reprieve just a pause on a rollercoaster ride

It's been a week-ling rollercoaster since Donald Trump's "reciprocal tariffs" were announced, but every rollercoaster has a pause before shooting off again and this wild ride far from over, writes Sean Whelan.

https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2025/0410/1506820-tariffs/

#DonaldTrump's #SeanWhelan

[11:24] Tariff plan like Brexit - will take damage to make point

The US tariff plan is like Brexit, willing to accept damage to itself in order to make a point, writes Sean Whelan.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0406/1506103-us-tariffs-analysis/

#US #Brexit #SeanWhelan

[09:33] US put trade in dark place as world searches for exit

The US has gotten us and them into a dark and dangerous place, but hopefully their plan includes several exit routes that can be used as needed, writes Sean Whelan.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0403/1505614-analysis-us-tariffs/

#US #SeanWhelan

[08:02] 'Hold the nerve' Martin says over threatened US tariffs

The Taoiseach has begun his visit to the United States with a trip to Austin, a good place to feel the economic links ahead of his White House visit, writes Sean Whelan.

https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2025/0311/1501365-us-sean-whelan-analysis/

#theUnitedStates #Austin #WhiteHouse #SeanWhelan

[04:23] Hollywood back in business as stars gather for the Oscars

RTÉ's Sean Whelan looks ahead to the 97th edition of the Academy Awards, as a sense of restraint falls over Hollywood during this year's festivities.

https://www.rte.ie/news/us/2025/0302/1499704-whelan-oscars-preview/

#RTÉ #SeanWhelan #97th #theAcademyAwards #Hollywood #year

[09:10] John C Reilly flies the flag with his Oscar Wilde Award

Irish American actor John C Reilly has told RTÉ's Washington Correspondent Seán Whelan that he was thrilled to be honoured at the US-Ireland Alliance's Oscar Wilde Awards at the Ebell of Los Angeles on Thursday night.

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0228/1499406-john-c-reilly-flies-the-flag-with-his-oscar-wilde-award/

#Irish #American #JohnCReilly #RTÉ #WashingtonCorrespondent #SeánWhelan #US #OscarWildeAwards #Ebell #LosAngeles #Thursday #night

[06:24] US-Russia talks: A first step to end the war in Ukraine

Russia and the US have agreed to nominate negotiating teams to explore a peace deal for Ukraine but how much can really be done without Ukrainians at the negotiating table while fingers are being pointed from Mar-a-Lago, Sean Whelan looks at what we learned from US-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia

https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2025/0219/1497546-whelan-us-ukraine/

#Russia #US #Ukraine #Ukrainians #SeanWhelan #SaudiArabia

[19:39] States of Mind: Donald Trump's clock 'already ticking'

In the latest and final episode of this series of 'States of Mind', Jackie Fox and Sean Whelan dig deeper into what Trump 2.0 means with Republican strategist Michael Ricci and former speechwriter for Barack Obama Terry Szuplat.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0121/1492124-states-of-mind/

#JackieFox #SeanWhelan #Republican #MichaelRicci #BarackObama #TerrySzuplat

[09:44] Trump won 2024, but will he have it all his way in 2025?

2024 was the year of the weird US election - a primary election process that was all over by the end of January meant a pseudo-campaign that was staggeringly boring for six months, even with the former president on trial in a New York court room, writes Sean Whelan.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2024-in-review/2024/1226/1487734-us-year-in-review/

#2024 #theyear #US #theendofJanuary #sixmonths #NewYork #SeanWhelan

[10:35] Trump returns to Butler seeking bounce as election looms

It always seemed that the greatest risk to human life at the Trump rally at the Butler Farm Show grounds yesterday would come from a roof giving way under the weight of Secret Service agents stationed on them, writes Sean Whelan

https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2024/1006/1473819-trump-rally-butler/

#Trump #theButlerFarmShow #yesterday #SecretService #SeanWhelan