There, he found a hostile governor general, a weirdo prime minister and an official dinner straight out of hell. Still, it was very weird that a Prime Minister of Ireland would impulsively decide a major policy plank while on a foreign trip. No reprimands from the police or the Taoiseach (prime minister). In 1948, Costello had just been reluctantly sworn in as Ireland’s Prime Minister when he decided to make his first official foreign visit to Canada. “Surely the royal toast covers Eire (Ireland),” King reportedly told a seething Costello.

Source: National Post June 01, 2016 19:52 UTC