Date: 18 September 2026 Tags: UK Politics, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Good Friday Agreement Summary: Taoiseach Micheál Martin said UK-Ireland relations under Prime Minister Andy Burnham had made a “very good start”. Martin became the first international leader to visit the government’s new headquarters in Manchester. Burnham and Martin discussed the Good Friday Agreement but did not hold detailed talks about Irish reunification. Their meeting followed Donald Trump’s recent co

Date: 12 September 2026 Tags: US Politics, Ireland, Northern Ireland, UK Politics Summary: Donald Trump said during a visit to Dublin that he would “love to see” Ireland become unified. Trump said he believed Irish reunification would eventually happen and described it as a “great thing”. He acknowledged that the UK would have a say in any change to Northern Ireland’s constitutional status. Downing Street responded by reaffirming Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s commitment to th