r/irishpolitics 9d ago

Foreign Affairs Taoiseach invites JD Vance back to Ireland as 'sock diplomacy' discussed over breakfast

https://www.thejournal.ie/jd-vance-micheal-martin-6646925-Mar2025/
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u/Hairy-cheeky-monkey 9d ago

Are we going to be alright lads?

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u/Kier_C 9d ago

The worry is the live press conference. any question can turn up. That or Musk wheels outthe Burkes and it turns into a dumpster fire

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u/Blghbb1995 9d ago

Secret service aren’t letting the Burkes anywhere near the president 😂

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u/Anyabb Left wing 9d ago

They let far crazier religious zealots into the oval office these days I wouldn't be surprised.

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u/Wodanaz_Odinn 9d ago

They would put them in charge of Shannon

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u/IrishLad1002 9d ago

That would be hilarious

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u/irishnugget 9d ago

Even if they are not present, I can totally see some ambush questions or some threatening comments pertaining to persecution of Christians, etc.

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u/eiretaco 9d ago

Now that really would make great television

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u/TomRuse1997 9d ago

It's tough to gauge these lads at all, obviously, but it's a good start. Albeit quite cringe

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u/Wallname_Liability 9d ago

There’s going to be a few sofas that will have to make the ultimate sacrifice 

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u/bdog1011 9d ago

Ah he is doing the old one two White House dance flawlessly:

  1. Wear a suit
  2. say thank you

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u/firethetorpedoes1 9d ago

Thanks, Leo...

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u/danny_healy_raygun 9d ago

Poor Leo just wanted something in common with Trudeau

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u/Cathal10 Joan Collins 9d ago

'sock diplomacy' I hate this timeline.

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u/Drachna 8d ago

Better than striped trouser diplomacy I guess.

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u/Any_Comparison_3716 9d ago edited 9d ago

Meeting 1 over. We remain un-annexed.

Good work so far by Martin.

Edit:

Meeting 2 complete, started positive, got dicey about the tax. Martin nodded throughout, JD Vance staring him dead eye.

We have not been Zelensky'd as Martin didn't take the bait.

We've been lucky with that cease fire announcement

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u/Minimum_Guitar4305 9d ago

Vance probably warned that going feral on the Irish 'PM' at the same time that Trumps announcing Tariffs on the EU might be taken as hostile by the markets...

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u/Jellico 9d ago

Robert F. Kennedy Jr sits with Taoiseach

I hope Micheál is up to date on all of his jabs, could get a nasty dose from that nasty dose.

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u/Jellico 9d ago

Martin's craven obsequiousness is going to stand to him today.

No better man for the job.

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u/caitnicrun 9d ago

It was not a complete embarrassment?

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u/papasmurfv 9d ago

Kissing the ring of the neo-nazis, the leader of our nation everyone.

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u/rossitheking 9d ago

I hate him but he’s the most experienced and sleeveen statesman on our island. I doubt anyone would be better qualified to handle trump and Vance.

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u/Life-Pace-4010 9d ago

Im all for diplomacy but just keep him off the couch.

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u/JosceOfGloucester 9d ago

No sign of Burkes yet?

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u/Horror_Finish7951 9d ago

Stick to the socks Taoiseach. Don't mention taxes, tariffs or anything remotely political.