Taoiseach hails Trump’s role in Ukraine peace talks ahead of White House meeting

The Taoiseach on Tuesday paid tribute to Mr Trump’s 'unrelenting focus on peace' after the ceasefire proposal was hammered out with Ukraine

Taoiseach Micheál Martin speaking to the media in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday ahead of his visit to meet US president Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday. Picture: Niall Carson/PA 

US president Donald Trump will host Taoiseach Micheal Martin in the White House on Wednesday, in a highly anticipated meeting which is expected to touch on Ireland’s trading relationship with America.

The meeting comes amid heightened concern that Mr Trump’s protectionist approach to tariffs and tax could pose a significant risk to an Irish economy that is in large part sustained by long-standing investment by US multinationals.