US President Donald Trump will "try" to visit Ireland later this year, the US President has told Micheál Martin. Mr Trump said that Mr Martin had told him that he "hopes he goes" to the event in September. Mr Trump and the Taoiseach spoke to the media from the Oval Office ahead of their bilateral meeting later today. Mr Trump said that he believed that Mr Starmer is "no Churchill". If they got a nuclear weapon, I would say they would have used it within 24 hours after having it.

Source: Irish Examiner March 17, 2026 17:35 UTC