Taoiseach Micheál Martin has stated he would have “no issue” with former US president Donald Trump speaking before the Dáil during a potential visit to Ireland, reports Breaking News.
Speaking from New York, where he was attending the United Nations General Assembly, Mr Martin said that “personally” he would not object to Mr Trump addressing the Dáil.
The Ryder Cup, currently being held at Bethpage Black golf course in New York, is scheduled to take place at Adare Manor in County Limerick in 2027, and Mr Trump may decide to attend the event, reports Breaking News.
Mr Trump’s long-standing enthusiasm for golf is well known, and he was present at the opening day of this year’s Ryder Cup.
There is also a possibility of Mr Trump visiting Ireland in 2026, as the Irish Open that year is set to be held at his Doonbeg resort in County Clare, reports Breaking News.
Mr Martin noted that any potential address to the Oireachtas “would depend”, and added: “there would probably be different views”.
He said: “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,” reports Breaking News.
Asked about protest from political parties, Mr Martin said: “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,” reports Breaking News.
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