Government in ‘appalling abdication of conscience’

A leading Irish American politician behind a tens of thousands strong petition urging Enda Kenny to snub US president Donald Trump has accused the Taoiseach of turning the Irish wolfhound into a “lapdog”.

Former Maryland governor and one-time Democrat presidential candidate Martin O Malley said last night the decision to have anything to do with Mr Trump shows Mr Kenny has suffered an “appalling abdication of conscience”.

Speaking to the Irish Examiner before handing in the petition to the White House today, Mr O Malley said the Irish Government is wrong to be “showering this immigrant-bashing president with shamrocks”.