Tadgh McNally: Micheál Martin may face storm during Oval Office meeting with Trump

Severe storm warning in Washington DC is not the only threat hanging over Taoiseach's Oval Office shamrock ceremony

Taoiseach Micheál Martin addressing the business leaders' luncheon at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington DC yesterday as part of his St Patrick's Day visit to the US. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

If Taoiseach Micheál Martin was worried about Tuesday's visit to the Oval Office, he didn’t show it on Monday morning.

He told reporters in the Willard International Hotel, just a stone’s throw from the White House, that he did not have a specific gameplan in mind when he meets US president Donald Trump on St Patrick’s Day.