Tánaiste urges US to continue funding UN relief agency for Palestinian refugees

The Tánaiste said Ireland needed to be 'persuasive' in its dialogue on the need for a ceasefire and unimpeded humanitarian aid 'at scale' in Gaza

Kicking off a four-day trip to the US, Micheál Martin met with US politicians including Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer and leader of the Friends of Ireland caucus Congressman Richard Neal.

Tánaiste Micheál Martin pressed US politicians and Biden administration officials on the need to continue funding a vital United Nations agency on Tuesday, as the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip worsens.

Kicking off a four-day trip to the US, Mr Martin met with US politicians including Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer and leader of the Friends of Ireland caucus Congressman Richard Neal as part of a string of engagements in the American capital.