US President Donald Trump has said he would "love" to see a united Ireland and that he thinks it will happen eventually.
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Talking to the press during a weekend visit to Dublin and his Irish golf course, the president called the idea a “fantastic thing”.
He added: "Well, I don't want to cause any problems, but I will tell you, I'd love to see it unified," He said after a meeting with Irish prime minister Micheal Martin in Dublin.
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"The way I look at it, it's going to happen eventually ...
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I think it would be a fantastic thing.
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Now the UK will have something to say about it ... but I think it would be a great thing."
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Trump made the statement after he held talks on Saturday with his Irish counterpart Catherine Connolly.
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It comes during a weekend visit that's more about a major golf tournament hosted on a course he owns on the country's Atlantic coast.
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He will address the US and Irish business leaders at the US ambassador's official residence in Dublin before traveling to his oceanfront golf club in Doonbeg, on the other side of the country, to watch the Irish Open.
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Trump says he’ll ‘probably be able to settle’ UK’s Falkland Islands row with Argentina
US President Donald Trump has said he expects to be called upon to “settle” any potential conflict in the ongoing row between the UK and Argentina on the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.
Speaking to reporters during a visit to Dublin, Mr Trump said the UK would not “be willing to travel that far” if there was an invasion similar to the one in 1982, explaining that it would take the UK “weeks by boat” to get there.
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While sitting with Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin, he added “I’m sure I’ll be called into that potential disaster”, but insisted that would be able to “settle it out”.
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Kemi Badenoch says Trump's united Ireland comments create 'unnecessary tension'
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said that Donald Trump is "shooting from the hip as usual” and creating “unnecessary tension” following his comments on a united Ireland.
In a post on X she wrote:“President Trump is shooting from the hip as usual, just like he did with Greenland and Canada becoming the 51st state.
“This sort of loose talk about the future of democratic countries is deeply unhelpful and creates unnecessary tension.
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“At a time when separatists are in power in Scotland, Wales and NI, we need a Government that will defend the Union clearly and confidently.
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“The Conservative and Unionist Party as is our true name will always defend the union.
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I would like to see the same clarity from Andy Burnham, rather than entertaining the idea of more independence referenda as he did on Wednesday at PMQs.”
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Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland says Trump's unified Ireland comment is 'very wrong'
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The Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has said Donald Trump’s comments about a unified Ireland are “very wrong”.
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“Kemi and the Conservatives will always stand up for the Union.
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“We will build a stronger economy in every corner of the United Kingdom, creating jobs and opportunities and clearing up Labour’s mess.”
Pictured: Protest against Donald Trump's visit to Ireland
A large crowd has gathered in the centre of Dublin to protest at US President Donald Trump’s visit to Ireland.
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The protest march is beginning at the city’s garden of remembrance.
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Participants carried banners and flags, and chanted “Donald Trump, can you hear?
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We don’t want you here.”
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'The normalisation of war and genocide can never be accepted,' Irish President told Trump
Irish President Catherine Connolly told US President Donald Trump “the normalisation of war and genocide can never be accepted”.
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In a statement following the meeting at Áras an Uachtaráin, Ms Connolly said: “As president of Ireland, I am very conscious that Ireland and the United States of America are bound by strong ties.
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This is a deep connection, built over centuries, which allows us to speak openly to one another.
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“We are in a world facing the existential threat posed by war and climate change, both of which are inextricably interlinked.
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“I conveyed the strong view of the Irish people that the normalisation of war and genocide can never be accepted.
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“As a country which has suffered famine, colonisation and the violence of the Troubles, but also the importance of the long and challenging road to peace, I emphasised the unique insight which Irish people can bring to the resolution of conflict.
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“I highlighted to President Trump the strong commitment which the Irish people have to international relations, to the importance of the United Nations, including the pride which Irish people feel in Ireland’s contribution to UN peacekeeping since 1958, and to the obligations contained within article 29 of our constitution towards the peaceful resolution of international disputes.
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“I assured President Trump that the Irish people would strongly support all those who have the strength to build a shared peace in all those parts of the world currently suffering from such horrific war and violence.
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To mark the courtesy call, Ms Connolly gifted Trump a St Brigid’s Cross, a copy of the book Navigatio Sancti Brendani – The Voyage of St Brendan and the collected poems of Michael Longley, including his sonnet Ceasefire.
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Donald Trump confirms he will attend 2027 Ryder Cup in Ireland despite protests
Donald Trump has confirmed he plans to return to Ireland next year to attend the 2027 Ryder Cup in Limerick.
The US president was meeting Taoiseach Micheál Martin at Farmleigh House in Dublin to kick off a two-day visit to the Emerald Isle, during which he also made the explosive assertion that he would “love” to see a united Ireland.
Asked if he would come back to Ireland for the next edition of the Ryder Cup, Trump replied: “I will, absolutely.
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It’s a big tournament.
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Pictured: People take part in an anti-Trump protest march through Dublin
Micheál Martin said he wanted to reaffirm 'strong economic, cultural and people-to-people ties'
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Trump flew overnight to Ireland after observing the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.
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The Republican president spent the two nights before Friday's solemn observance giving lengthy speeches at a political pep rally in Dallas.
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Micheál Martin invited Trump to visit Ireland when they met at the White House on St. Patrick's Day this year, and Ireland's political leaders will likely see the visit as a chance to maintain warm trans-Atlantic relations despite differences over trade and foreign policy, issues the White House said Trump wants to discuss.
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Martin said before Trump arrived that he looked forward to discussing issues of "mutual interest" and "reaffirming the strong economic, cultural and people-to-people ties between Ireland and the United States."
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'The world's in turmoil and this fella's down playing golf': Residents react to Trump's visit
Some residents are annoyed at the disruption caused by Trump’s visit, suggesting it has caused “mayhem”.
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Police put up a cordon around Dublin's 1,750-acre (700-hectare) Phoenix Park, where he met Connolly at her residence, Áras an Uachtaráin.
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He will meet Martin, the taoiseach, at the government's Farmleigh state guesthouse and stop by Deerfield, the ambassador's residence.
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"He's causing mayhem in this city because he wants to go down to Doonbeg and play golf," said taxi driver Christopher Fox, emphatically not a fan of Trump.
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