The Irish Prime Minister “inspires” by Trump's white house invitation

The Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) was invited to the White House by US President Donald Trump to celebrate St. Patrick's Day next month.

The meeting is scheduled to take place on March 12, five days before the Irish holiday.

A spokesman for Taoisach Micheál Martin announced BBC News Ni that he was “pleased to meet the president and is looking forward to meeting the president”.

“The message in Washington will continue to deal with the team of the White House about the details of our visit,” she added.

Irish broadcaster RTé reported that Martin received the invitation in a letter from the US President.

Trump's letter congratulated the Taoisach on his recent appointment and emphasized the special connection between the Irish and the American people.

It is common for Irish leaders to travel to the United States every March to spend an audience with the president in the White House.

You present your host with a bowl of Shamrock – A Tradition that dates back to President Harry Truman in 1952.

Martin serves as a Taoiseach after his second term after he previously led his country from June 2020 to December 2022.

However, he was unable not to visit the White House on St. Patrick's Day in 2021 due to Covid travel restrictions.

He made the trip to Washington DC in March 2022, but was unable to visit the White House personally because he fell ill in the USA.

As a result, Martin's earlier duties of St. Patrick's Day consisted as a Taoisach from video calls with Trump's predecessor Joe Biden.

The visit of Trump in the White House can also have political dangers at home due to its controversial foreign policy announcements.

In Northern Ireland, Sinn Féin and the Social Democratic and Labor Party (SDLP) Said that they would boycott the White House on this St. Patrick's Day for Trump's attitude towards the Israel Gaza conflict.

The Alliance Party has also confirmed that they will not participate in the events, but that they will not take part in the events, but The deputy first minister of Northern Ireland, Emma Little-Pengelly, drives to Washington DC.

Asked about their plans, said Little-Pengelly that it is important to maintain “long and rewarding” relationships with the United States.

“It is important that we will do ourselves regardless of what our personal views may be or not. I will do that at St. Patrick's Day,” she added.