Fergus Finlay: Can the Taoiseach navigate Trump’s unpredictability during White House visit?

Taoiseach Micheál Martin speaks to the media at JW Marriott Hotel in Austin, Texas, as part of his week-long visit to the US. Picture: Niall Carson/PA
The minute our Taoiseach wakes up in Washington on Wednesday, he will want to look at the
. And sure why wouldn’t he — great Cork taoisigh before him swore by this newspaper (even if they sometimes swore at it).I hope what he sees emblazoned from the paper, or at least from the top of this column, is good luck, Taoiseach. He’s entering the lion’s den — or more likely the snake pit — in the course of the day, and he probably needs to know there are no expectations.