Taoiseach Micheal Martin was in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday for a meeting with President Donald Trump, but tariffs and the wars in Ukraine and Gaza set political “land mines” for Martin, according to European policy expert Donatienne Ruy.

In a meeting with Ireland’s prime minister, President Trump gave no hint of backing down from actions that have caused fissures in the trans-Atlantic alliance.

IRELAND’S HOUSING CRISIS was described as a “good problem” to have by US President Donald Trump today during a meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Washington D.C.The President was asked for his opinion on the issue by reporters in the Oval Office,