Over the course of 50 minutes, Donald Trump claimed Ireland had taken advantage of the US — but he loves Conor McGregor and Rory McIlroy, writes Political Editor Elaine Loughlin

Answering media questions on whether Apple Inc should return to the US, the president said “Apple has been treated very badly”. He said he’s not blaming the taoiseach, but added that “they [Apple] lost $16 billion dollars” and stated that the “EU is after our companies”.

Fox News host Brian Kilmeade said he thought Micheal Martin "got off light" in his meeting with Donald Trump compared to the US President's recent meetings with other world leaders

Trump once again used ‘Palestinian’ as an insult against his rivals, while describing Ireland’s housing crisis as good.

President Donald Trump is set to host Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin for a meeting ahead of St. Patrick’s Day. The meeting is scheduled for 10:50 a.m. and will include a luncheon on Capitol Hill and a reception at the White House.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin met with Donald Trump yesterday as part of the traditional St Patrick's Day trip - leading to a number of characteristically bizarre moments from the US President. From labelling Ireland's housing crisis as a 'good problem' to claiming Ireland was taking advantage of the US,

Vice President JD Vance was also in attendance and had breakfast with Martin before the meeting with Trump. Martin spoke highly of the Trump administration's efforts regarding the war between Ukraine and Russia.