Taoiseach Micheál Martin and US president Donald Trump exchanged warms words and mutual compliments during a series of events in Washington DC on Wednesday, even as Mr Trump said he would escalate his trade dispute with the EU with further tariffs. Mr Trump praised the Taoiseach and expressed affection and admiration for Ireland but spoke … Read more
Ireland shares President Donald Trump’s “unrelenting focus on peace”, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said. Mr Martin hailed the US president’s work on “peace initiatives” in Ukraine and the Middle East at several engagements across his Washington, DC itinerary on Wednesday. This came despite Mr Trump’s apparent siding with Vladimir Putin and excoriation of Volodymyr Zelensky … Read more
Taoiseach claims Trump ‘very clued in’ to Gaza as Occupied Territories Bill question raised TheJournal.ie Israel at War Day 523 Trump Says ‘No One Is Expelling Any Palestinians’ From Gaza Haaretz ‘Gaza is not the hill to die on’: Sean Spicer’s advice for Taoiseach ahead of Trump meeting today TheJournal.ie ‘No one’s expelling anyone from Gaza,’ Trump says … Read more
Trump praises Conor McGregor but says Taoiseach is ‘better off not knowing’ Rosie O’Donnell TheJournal.ie Rosie O’Donnell moving to Ireland to escape Trump administration The Irish Times Rosie O’Donnell announces move to Ireland and says she is applying for citizenship BreakingNews.ie Trump nemesis Rosie O’Donnell announces she has moved to Ireland to escape ‘cruelty’ of US TheJournal.ie Rosie O’ … Read more
US multinationals in Ireland for ‘long haul’, says Martin ahead of Trump talks Taoiseach Micheal Martin has insisted US multinationals who have invested in Ireland are committed to working in the country for the “long haul”. The Taoiseach was commenting ahead of his much-anticipated meeting with US President Donald Trump in the White House on … Read more
Taoiseach Micheál Martin is heading to the White House on Wednesday to meet US president Donald Trump as part of the St Patrick’s Day programme of events. So, what are the day’s key times? Washington DC, and the US east coast as a whole, is currently four hours behind Ireland after daylight savings time kicked … Read more
There is some consensus among Opposition parties that Micheál Martin needs to raise one issue with President Donald Trump in particular: Gaza. Labour’s foreign affairs spokesman Duncan Smith said it is “incumbent on the Taoiseach to raise the plight of the many people who are suffering the brutality of war”. “The people of Ireland have … Read more
Taoiseach says government can’t ‘make up shortfall’ following Concern job losses due to USAID cut TheJournal.ie Government cannot fill funding gap at aid agency after USAID cuts, Taoiseach says BreakingNews.ie Hundreds of jobs to go at Concern due to aid funding cuts RTÉ News Concern Worldwide announces mass layoffs in Dublin and abroad amid cuts to international aid TheJournal.ie … Read more
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he was “very, very conscious” of the thousands of jobs that rely on the economic relationship between the United States and Ireland as he arrived to Austin, Texas, at the beginning of a trip that will include a St Patrick’s Day ceremony at the White House. “My overriding objective is to … Read more
A leading Department of Finance official has questioned Government plans to ban goods from illegal Israeli settlements, warning of potential fallout for Ireland’s economy. The concerns expressed by John McCarthy, chief economist in the Department of Finance, come at a time when the Coalition is grappling with deepening uncertainty in the outlook for Irish trade … Read more