Elaine Loughlin: Washington curse strikes again for Micheál Martin

The Burke family caused chaos in Washington, but Trump’s threats to Irish pharma could be the real lasting damage

Taoiseach Micheál Martin in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington with US president Donald Trump. Picture: Mandel Ngan/AFP

When will the Burke family just go away?

Micheál Martin may have come out unscathed from the Oval Office encounter with US president Donald Trump, but the well-known Christian fundamentalist family has managed to embarrass the country.