Fionnán Sheahan: Micheál Martin sticks to his script in Oval Office cameo role as Donald Trump goes full on Marx BrothersIn front of a bust of Winston Churchill, the Taoiseach defended the current UK prime minister as the US president’s body count of victims mountedTaoiseach defends UK prime minister Keir Starmer as an "earnest, sound person" who helped "reset" the UK-Irish relationshipFionnán Sheahan Today at 06:30The White House was designed by Irish architect James Hoban in 1792. When the British burnt down the original building in 1814 after the Battle of Bladensburg, Hoban was appointed again to rebuild it.

Source: Irish Independent March 18, 2026 16:37 UTC