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Donald Trump. The orange man uniting Ireland
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What a weekend for Ireland. Donald Trump flew in and across the land, people whooped and hollered as if these were the greatest days of their lives.
Before he left, Trump had presented the Irish Open trophy to Shane Lowry, removed tariffs on Irish whiskey and united Ireland.
On Free State, Dion and Joe consider the significance of Trump’s comments and whether it brings the prospect of a border poll closer.
Who was in more discomfort from his words, Micheal Martin or the unionist politicians who believed Trump was an ally.
But there are no allies as far as Trump was concerned. Will those cheers at Doonbeg ensure Ireland and unity are looked on favourably? Or will they, as is so often the case with Trump, be viewed as just another transaction which only has significance until the next payment is due?
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