Paul Hosford: Getting out of Oval Office unscathed as good as Micheál Martin could have hoped

Under pressure at home to raise the legality of the Iran war as well as the ongoing situation in Gaza, few would envy Micheál Martin's position in having to deal with the US president on St Patrick's Day
Paul Hosford: Getting out of Oval Office unscathed as good as Micheál Martin could have hoped

Taoiseach Micheál Martin during a bilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump, US vice president JD Vance and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the White House in Washington DC. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026 - 17:04
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When Micheál Martin sat in the Oval Office last year, the spotlight was on Ireland's economic model.

In the glare of Donald Trump's promises to bring industry back to US shores, Ireland's pharma industry was singled out as the president laid the groundwork for a sweeping global tariff regime.

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