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DUP's Little-Pengelly says Trump's comment about an Irish 'merger' was 'just a bit of banter' – The Journal

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DUP’s Little-Pengelly says Trump’s comment about an Irish ‘merger’ was ‘just a bit of banter’  The Journal Trump’s merger comments were ‘clearly a joke’, Little-Pengelly says  BBC Taoiseach defends UK’s Keir Starmer as an ‘earnest, sound person’ to Trump in Oval Office meeting  The Irish Independent ‘I love mergers’: Donald Trump appears to make suggestion about Irish unity … Read more

Late night TV hosts make fun of Trump misgendering President Connolly – The Journal

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Late night TV hosts make fun of Trump misgendering President Connolly  The Journal Watch: 5 moments from Oval Office meeting  RTE.ie Minister for Justice defends Taoiseach’s White House visit  BreakingNews.ie Mary Regan: Inside the Oval Office cauldron with Trump, where Micheál Martin came out with self-respect intact  The Irish Independent Sheahan: Taoiseach was never going to please everyone on … Read more

How world’s media covered Micheál Martin’s meeting with Trump – The Irish Times

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Micheál Martin’s “pained smile”, his gentle pushback and the irony of the UK “having to rely on the Irish for a good word” all featured in international coverage of the Taoiseach’s St Patrick’s Day meeting with Donald Trump. The New York Times, in its coverage of the Oval Office meeting, said Martin “walked a fine … Read more

Conor McGregor blasts President Catherine Connolly and Tánaiste Simon Harris in vicious St Patrick’s Day rant

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The former UFC champion used his social media platform to take aim at President Catherine Connolly and Tánaiste Simon Harris 10:30, 18 Mar 2026Updated 10:46, 18 Mar 2026 Conor McGregor pictured at the White House in March 2025 Conor McGregor launched into a vicious tirade on social media last night, slamming President Catherine Connolly as … Read more

Israel claims to have killed Iranian intelligence minister in a strike overnight – The Irish Times

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Main Points Israel claimed on Tuesday to have killed Iran’s top security leader Ali Larijani Joe Kent, one of the United States’ top counterterrorism officials, announced his resignation on Tuesday, citing his opposition to the Iran war Donald Trump, while meeting with Micheál Martin on St Patrick’s Day, blasted Nato and Keir Starmer for their … Read more

Iran war: Regime rejects de-escalation offer as senior security chief Ali Larijani is killed

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Iran targeted Tel Aviv with missiles carrying cluster warheads in what it said was retaliation for Israel’s assassination of Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani, Iranian state television reported on Wednesday. The attack overnight on Tuesday killed two people in a neighbourhood close to densely populated Tel Aviv, where there are also key military facilities, bringing … Read more

Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran War – The Irish Times

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Joe Kent, one of the United States’ top counterterrorism officials, announced his resignation on Tuesday, citing his opposition to the Iran war and what he said was Israel’s influence over the Trump administration’s policies. “I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran,” Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Centre, wrote in … Read more