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Elaine Loughlin: Washington curse strikes again for Micheál Martin
Taoiseach Micheál Martin in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington with US president Donald Trump. Picture: Mandel Ngan/AFP
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.
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