Boston Mayor tells Enda Kenny he 'will not' back deal that helps only Irish immigrants

Boston mayor Marty Walsh has warned Taoiseach Enda Kenny he will not support any deal that only saves illegal Irish people from Donald Trump’s immigration clampdown, insisting Ireland must stand up for all immigrants.

Speaking alongside Mr Kenny at a joint press conference in Boston’s City Hall during which the Taoiseach said “it’s not just about the Irish”, Mr Walsh said that while he is a “proud” Irish-American he cannot support anything that would “just benefit one country”.

In his first speech as part of a week-long St Patrick’s Day trip to the US on Saturday night, Mr Kenny told the Friendly Sons of St Patrick organisation in Philadelphia that speaking up for the 50,000 Irish illegally living in the US would be one of his “absolute priorities” when he meets Mr Trump on Thursday.