President Donald Trump speaks to the media as Vice President JD Vance (R) looks on during a ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday. There will be talk of golf, and possibly Conor McGregor – the only Irish man to appear in the Oval Office on St Patrick’s Day last year. What could sabotage Martin’s Oval Office cameo? Because of that, Martin’s hour in the Oval Office may pass more quickly. By then, if things have gone to plan, the fabled bowl of shamrock will be somewhere in the White House, starting to wilt and likely half forgotten.

Source: The Irish Times March 17, 2026 12:01 UTC