As he continues his four-day trip through Ireland, Gov. Phil Murphy announced the signing of three Memorandums of Understanding between New Jersey academic and real estate entities with top Irish tech universities and a startup accelerator.

The announcement came from across the Atlantic Ocean, as the governor and a delegation from the Garden State kicked off an economic trade mission to Ireland April 24.

Weeks after the enactment of the New Jersey Buy American Act, Canada's acting consul general in New York talks about the impulse behind such legislation, the areas of cooperation that remain for the U.S., New Jersey and Canada and the strength of the bilateral relationship.