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Oval Office

Last month
March 2025
Opinion: At the rate Trump is going, it will be a long four-year term
Emma DeSouza
Opinion: Watching Conor McGregor in The White House was dystopian and disturbing
Rachel Morrogh
The Oval Office meeting veered between success and humiliation
Opinion: My heart sank when I saw the laughter in the Oval Office about our housing crisis
Sylvia Power
'Taking back what was stolen': How Trump is selling yesterday's Oval Office meeting to his followers
Clips posted to social media by Micheál Martin meanwhile focused on him telling the US president that trade is a ‘two-way street’.
How do you think Micheál Martin's White House meeting went?
All things considered, the Taoiseach will be happy with how he handled a tricky Trump encounter
Larry Donnelly
The Taoiseach invited Trump and Vance to visit as Washington celebrated Ireland
The Taoiseach wrapped up his St Patrick’s engagements with the shamrock ceremony tonight.
Taoiseach won't be drawn on Trump claim that Ireland has 'pharmaceutical industry in its grip'
Watch Micheál Martin's White House meeting with Donald Trump in full
Trump praises Conor McGregor but says Taoiseach ‘better off not knowing’ Rosie O’Donnell
Micheál Martin better be practicing his plámás right now
Zelenskyy 'ready to sign' US minerals deal and wants to 'make things right' with Trump
In a post on X, Zelenskyy said Friday’s meeting at the White House “did not go the way it was supposed to be”.
This year
2025
Zelenskyy leaves White House summit after Trump claims he's 'not ready for peace'
It means a peace deal on the Ukraine-Russia war is hanging in the balance.
In full: The chaotic 11 minutes when Trump and Zelenskyy meeting descended into a shouting match
AP blocked from Oval Office event for not using ‘Gulf of America’ but Google makes the change
Last year
2024
'Politics is tough': Trump returns to White House for friendly handover meeting with Biden
'It's about you': Biden addresses citizens on why he dropped out of US election
Biden said he believes the “defence of democracy is more important than any title”.
Varadkar to brunch with Biden before Patrick's Day shamrock ceremony
Taoiseach speaks to President Biden on six Irish citizens who are stuck in Gaza
'I agree': President Biden accepts Taoiseach's call for Gaza ceasefire 'as soon as possible'
The decision to proceed with the St Patrick’s Day trip this year has come under intense scrutiny due to the US’ support for Israel.
All eyes on Varadkar to use his voice in White House meeting to push for peace in Palestine
All time
Zelenskyy wins Biden support vow but faces US skeptics
Quiz: How much do you know about the American president on film?
Meeting with US President goes ahead virtually after Taoiseach tests positive for Covid
Leo Varadkar has met with Donald Trump in the Oval Office (they didn't shake hands)
Trump says he hopes to visit Ireland this year during White House visit by Taoiseach
Kanye West tells Trump his MAGA hat makes him 'feel like Superman'
People are really impressed with the classy handwritten letter Obama left for Trump in the Oval Office
'That's not a threat. He simply stated a fact': Spicer plays down Trump 'tapes' warning
The pen is mightier: How US Presidents lay down the law by executive order
People are spotting uncanny comparisons between the Oval Office and 'The Office'
Former Kerry minor star Mark O'Connor signs with AFL club Geelong
From House of Cards to Breaking Bad, how TV is becoming part of US history
This photo of a bored kid in the Oval Office is the best thing you'll see today
Newly-released Nixon tapes reveal conversations with Reagan, Bush... and Pele
United States braced for swingeing sequester of €85bn budget cuts
Pic: The moment Obama learned of Sandy Hook shooting
Obama and Romney to have lunch at the White House
"I was famous and I was powerful" - George Bush wants to step out of the limelight