Paul Hosford: This time, New York saw a different Micheál Martin

In contrast to the Irish delegation's 2018 trip to New York which was about wooing foreign heads of state, the current visit including the historic United Nations session has been about serious business

Taoiseach Micheál Martin briefing media after the UN Security Council debate on climate and security at UN Headquarters in New York City yesterday. Picture: Lev Radin/Pacific Press/Shutterstock 

Live from New York, it's Friday afternoon...

When the Taoiseach took to the storied Saturday Night Live stage in NBC Studios at Rockefeller Plaza, he resisted the urge to make the show's opening proclamation.