St. Patrick's Day Meeting with Trump

musk can’t stand U.K. and Ireland lately with their views on certain things.

Biden loved Ireland, therefore Trump will probably not

trump wont be too happy with corporation tax etc from US companies

“Our” views on Gaza

having said that , the visit is just a box ticking exercise that means nothing and waste of time to trump compared to Ireland.

Doubt anything meaningful will be discussed at all. If he does want anything / changes , it will be ordered , not discussed at a later date.

MM should put in an offer for Boston.

pro tip: bring an (Irish) translator to sit between himself and Trump/Vance and pretend we don’t speak English in Ireland

Bonus points if this translator is a hot young blonde or redhead that distract Trump with sizeable assets

if only we could survive ignoring Trump & Vance which is what they deserve from the rest of the world. Trump is an attention seeker who comes up with something new everyday

I don't think I've witnessed a genuine laugh or even a smile out of him that wasn't a sneer.

Anyhow I think this will be a relatively lightweight meeting, the usual shamrock schmaltz for the plastic Paddies.

You tell him that the entire island of Ireland loves him and they all want to know how he stays so handsome. Then continue flattering him until it's time to leave and hopefully he won't announce any new tariffs on Irish products.

If he hears about Obama plaza he will flip.

Nothing sets his insecurities off like Obama.

It will be the former. Martin is very calm and measured and never loses his temper - even Harris or Varadkar would have been more likely to lose the rag if they came under sustained verbal attack.

I have a feeling that the thug Vance will try and bait Meehawl on the case of Enoch Burke.

Then poor auld Meehawl will have to try and explain that Burke was imprisioned for failing to purge his contempt of court, not for the use or non-use of pronouns. While Trump and Vance are roaring at him.

There might also be some snide observation about our ambassador's son working for the recent election campaign of Kamala Harris.

That's even before we get to our outsized trade surplus……Occupied Territories Bill etc.

I think Meehawl will have a thouroughly sweaty bum crack by the time the "ceremony" is finished.

He may also be forced to eat McDonalds food. It's unlikely there'll be a kale smoothie for him, unles he brings his own.

And yet the event will be full of the lads here who are currently fapping off to Musk and DOGE.

No, it wouldn’t. It would pay for itself ten times over in the long run. It'd go down very well with businesses in the US and Ireland.

To be honest them bringing up Burke might not be such a bad thing. Its far less important than anything else they could bring up. Shur he could even say he would look into it for JD

I would say it will be inevitable that Trump (and Vance) will overtly mention the MNCs in Ireland. He really doesn't have the decorum not too.

The best thing MM can do is to not raise to it. He can do an awful lot on this trip by keeping it simple.

A simple "We stand with Ukraine" covers absolutely everything Donald needs to know about what Ireland thinks of the latest debacle.

https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2025/03/06/tanaiste-contradicts-white-house-account-of-his-conversation-with-marco-rubio/

The administration is fixed on Ireland's trade surplus because it is the biggest in Europe so it grabs their attention.

There is no way Trump is letting that go without comment.

Not a problem. Over 99% of the country wouldn't be interacting with him during his visit. Those who want to meet him—and those who stand to benefit from it—can do so.