The Taoiseach has been formally invited to visit the White House on St Patrick's Day. Micheál Martin told the Cork Chamber business dinner on Friday that US President Donald Trump has invited him to the White House on March 17. He said their economic contacts are of enormous value to both of countries "and this has at its foundation an open dialogue". "Our cultural contacts are also of enormous value to both of our countries — and they have evolved through constant contact," he said. The event has become an annual diary marking for the Taoiseach to hold a bilateral meeting with the sitting US president in the Oval Office around St Patrick’s Day.

Source: Irish Examiner February 07, 2026 00:40 UTC