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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt listens as UFC fighter Conor McGregor speaks with reporters in the briefing room of the White House, Monday, March 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Irish leaders slam mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor for cozy White House visit with Trump

Irish leaders have slammed Conor McGregor’s St. Patrick’s Day visit to the White House. Prime Minister Micheál Martin said McGregor did not speak for the Irish people when he made anti-immigration remarks on Monday.
 
Taoiseach Micheal Martin, left, attends a bilateral meeting with President Donald Trump ahead of the White House St Patrick's Day reception, Wednesday March 12, 2025, in Washington. (Niall Carson/PA via AP)

Trump says Ireland cheats the US as its leader joins him to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

 
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President Donald Trump pumps his fist before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, March 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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President Clinton greets Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams, right, as Social Democratic Labor Party leader John Hume stands at left, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 17, 2000. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Sinn Féin leaders won’t attend St. Patrick’s event at White House to protest US stance on Gaza

 

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Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin, centre, is flanked by colleagues forming a guard of honour as he leaves Leinster House, Dublin, after he was selected by members of the Dail to be the new Taoiseach, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (Liam McBurney/PA via AP)

Micheál Martin returns as Ireland’s prime minister after securing backing of the parliament

 
Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin, right, and Fine Gael's Simon Harris talk to the media outside the government building in Dublin, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025.(AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

Micheál Martin’s return as Ireland’s leader delayed by parliamentary wrangling

 
Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin is hoisted up by his sons Cillian and Micheal Aodh, after he was deemed elected in the Cork South Central constituency at the election count centre at Nemo Rangers GAA Club in Cork, after the General Election, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (Jacob King/PA via AP)

With election decided, Ireland faces weeks of talks to form a government

 
The election count continues at RDS, the Royal Dublin Society, after voters went to the polls during Ireland's election in Dublin, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024.(AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

Ireland’s incumbent parties look likely to hang on to power after a fractured election

 
Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald celebrates with supporters at the count at the Royal Dublin Society in Dublin, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024.(AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

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Irish election posters hang from lampposts in Dublin City centre, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, ahead of Ireland's election on Friday. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

Concerns over housing and immigration make for a volatile campaign in Ireland’s election

 
Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bouhabib, right, shakes hands with Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Micheal Martin after their meeting in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, May 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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FILE - Ireland's Prime Minister Micheal Martin speaks with the media as he arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. Ireland's government said Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, that it will take legal action against British authorities over a controversial law that gives some immunity from prosecution for offenses committed during three decades of sectarian violence.(AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File)

Ireland to launch a legal challenge against the UK government over Troubles amnesty bill

 
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, centre, poses with the 27 EU foreign ministers during an EU foreign ministers meeting in Toledo, central Spain, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. EU foreign ministers are gathering for a one-day informal meeting in Toledo. (AP Photo/Andrea Comas)

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