'Everyone's been bugging me' – Trump on whiskey tariffs

US President Donald Trump has used his speech at the prize giving ceremony for Shane Lowry in Doonbeg, Co Clare to announce he is to remove tariffs from Irish whiskey.

In an unexpected move, he told the crowd who had congregated on the 18th Green that he had spoken with the Taoiseach and winner Shane Lowry about US tariffs on Irish whiskey.

"I want to mention one thing. Taoiseach and I talked about it and Shane talked about it and everyone has been bugging me saying 'would you do me a favour? It's so unfair what's going on. Could you possibly take the tariffs off of Irish whiskey?'

"And I said on behalf of the United States of America, I am going to take the tariffs off Irish whiskey."

The crowd erupted into jubilant cheers and a rapturous round of applause.

It is understood that Taoiseach Micheál Martin raised the issue of tariffs on Irish whiskey with Mr Trump during their meeting at Farmleigh yesterday and the president promised to lok at it.

Whiskey made in the Republic of Ireland sold into the US is subject to a 10% tariff.

This puts it at a disadvantage with scotch and Northern Irish whiskey which currently has zero tariff.

Watch: Donald Trump announcing the removal of US tariffs from Irish whiskey