The Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that a visit to the White House with US President Donald Trump ‘is about the Irish people.’ The Taoiseach was finally invited to the White House for St Patrick’s Day celebrations on Friday — although he will be going to visit Mr Trump five days earlier,

The taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) has been invited to the White House by US President Donald Trump to celebrate St Patrick's Day next month. The meeting is scheduled to take place on 12 March, five days before the Irish public holiday.

In a live broadcast, Trump was seen welcoming Zelenskyy and shaking his hand before they proceeded inside. Another footage shows Trump pointing to the Ukrainian leader, saying that “he’s all dressed up” for the meeting.

US President Donald Trump’s efforts to end the war in the Ukraine are “very noble”, the Irish premier has said after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Taoiseach Micheal Martin met Mr Zelensky at Shannon Airport in the southwest of Ireland on Thursday,