Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he would have “no issue” with US President Donald Trump addressing the Dáil when he visits Ireland.

Speaking in New York during his visit for the UN General Assembly, Mr Martin stated that “personally” he would have no objection to Mr Trump addressing the Dáil.

The Ryder Cup, currently taking place at the Bethpage Black golf course in New York, is scheduled to be held at Adare Manor in County Limerick in 2027. Given Mr Trump’s well-known interest in golf—he attended the first day of this year’s Ryder Cup—he may well decide to attend the event.

In addition, Mr Trump might also visit Ireland next year as the 2026 Irish Open is set to take place at his Doonbeg resort.

Regarding the possibility of an address to the Oireachtas, Mr Martin said such an event “would depend,” noting that there would likely be differing opinions. He commented:

“We don’t dictate the content of a speech of anybody who is invited to speak to the Oireachtas. But we will jump those hurdles when we come to them. The last couple of speeches we had there, some went on far too long. Previous times you might have had two or three speeches when a dignitary came. Now it is 10 or 11. It is not the occasion it once was, that would be a concern of mine. There has to be common sense in how these things are handled at parliamentary level but that’s a matter for the Ceann Comhairle.”

When asked about potential protests from political parties, Mr Martin acknowledged:

“That’s realpolitik. People are going to have different views and they are going to protest. It is going to happen, it happened in the UK, there were protests. You have to look at what strategically the objective is.”
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