President Catherine Connolly speaks out against war on eve of Taoiseach’s St Patrick’s Day White House visitThe President released a statement last week that has been tied to US-Israeli attacks in the Middle EastPresident Catherine Connolly. Photo: SportsfileTabitha Monahan Today at 01:01“The normalisation of war can never be accepted,” President Catherine Connolly has said in her first St Patrick’s Day address to the nation, as Taoiseach Micheál Martin prepares to meet US president Donald Trump in Washington.

Source: Irish Independent March 16, 2026 01:32 UTC