Here, we have a look at the topics likely to dominate political discourse in the week to come.
Martin pushes back, gently, against Trump
Taoiseach Micheál Martin emerged unscathed from his St Patrick’s Day meeting with US president Donald Trump, and even pushed back on certain issues.
He has earned praise for defending UK prime minister Keir Starmer, the European Union, migration, and Ukraine, after Trump hit many of his familiar soundbites.
Still angry at the UK’s decision not the join his war on Iran, Trump used the Oval Office meeting to criticise Starmer who he said is “no Winston Churchill”.
Martin told Trump Churchill had not been a friend to Ireland, before defending…