Paul Hosford's New York Diary: Micheál Martin chairs UN Security Council but domestic trouble ferments

Irish-American protestors demonstrating over Mica redress a reminder to the Taoiseach of pressing domestic issues. 

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The Irish hotel own John Fitzpatrick has his name above not one, but two establishments in Manhattan.

Separated by just a few blocks of the concrete jungle, each has played host to parts of the Irish delegation in New York for UN High Level week - the Grand Central digs housing journalists and some officials, while the Manhattan hotel played host to the Taoiseach and his party.