US President Donald Trump and Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin hold a bowl of shamrock as Martin’s wife Mary O’Shea looks on during a St. Patrick’s Day Reception in the East Room of the White House, Washington, DC, March 12, 2025 (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty)
EA-The Dark State Podcast: Ireland’s Security Threatened Between Trump and Putin
Ahead of the St. Patrick’s Day visit by Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin to the White House, EA’s Liam Kennedy joins The Irish Times’ Inside Politics for a 37-minute analysis of the state of Irish America.
Liam talks to Hugh Linehan about the changes in Irish-American identity, from politics to popular culture.
While the power of “Irish America” may appear to be waning — will Joe Biden be the last “Irish-American” President”? — Liam still a lot of “soft power” for Ireland in its projection of the relationship across the Atlantic.
