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It’s a star-spangled special today with events across the ocean relegating the Dáil’s dull two-day sitting to a minor role. This week, we watched anxiously from behind the National Sofa as Taoiseach Micheál Martin arrived at the White House for his much anticipated St Patrick’s Day appointment with president Donald Trump and the Oval Office … Read more
The severe weather warning running on local TV channels in the Washington area was upgraded on Monday to a tornado warning. As Micheál Martin flitted from one engagement to another on his traditional St Patrick’s Day visit to the US, whisked across the city in a welter of sirens and flashing lights, the US capital … Read more
Attacks on refineries and gasfields in the Middle East have compounded fears the escalating war in Iran and the wider region may lead to a prolonged shock to global oil and gas prices, even if shipping routes are unblocked. US president Donald Trump threatened to destroy Iran’s largest gasfield unless Tehran halted drone and missile … Read more
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
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
It comes amid reports Conor McGregor is in Washington DC for St Patrick’s Day celebrations Conor McGregor(Image: JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) Conor McGregor has been told he “represents the very worst of Irish society” by Tánaiste Simon Harris. Mr Harris was speaking amid reports that the MMA fighter was in Washington DC for St … Read more
US President Donald Trump will “try” to visit Ireland later this year, the US President has told Micheál Martin. Speaking in the Oval Office as the Taoiseach visited the White House on Tuesday for St Patrick’s Day, Mr Trump said that his Doonbeg hotel in Clare was one of the “best golf complexes in the … Read more
Donald Trump’s day was supposed to be pretty lighthearted. He was hosting an event where Taoiseach Micheal Martin presented Trump with a bowl of shamrocks to mark St Patrick’s Day. That didn’t last long. Mikey Smith Deputy Political Editor 20:50, 17 Mar 2026Updated 20:56, 17 Mar 2026 Donald Trump welcomed Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin … Read more
“Europe is still a very good place to live,” Martin said, prompting laughter in the room as Trump retorted: “I’m glad to hear that!” Martin then expanded on why Europe is so popular with migrants, noting the EU’s “free mobility of people” and how it allows Ireland to attract newcomers “from Europe and beyond” to … Read more