Dorcha Lee: If we just keep pretending Ireland isn't really part of Europe, we'll be fine

The elephant in the room at tomorrow's Oval Office meeting is a beautifully stuffed, completely neutered Irish wolfhound 

St Patrick’s week is now an institution in itself. It is a special opportunity for the leader of the free world to meet the Taoiseach of the day, Micheál Martin. 

When An Taoiseach visits the White House tomorrow, St Patrick will be at his side to ensure that Micheál Martin will not be badger-baited like President Zelenskyy. I predict the meeting will go very well.

Former Taoiseach and defence minister, Leo Varadkar, neatly handled a difficult situation when he met president Trump back in 2019. When president Trump said that Europe needs to fork up for its own defence and stop ripping off the US taxpayer, Leo simply agreed with ‘The Donald’.