Plus, how Irish politics changes yet stays the same

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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 12: U.S. President Donald Trump and Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin speak to journalists ahead of meetings in the Oval Office at the White House on March 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 12: U.S. President Donald Trump and Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin speak to journalists ahead of meetings in the Oval Office at the White House on March 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.

On today’s Inside Politics podcast Pat Leahy reports from Washington where Taoiseach Micheal Martin met US president Donald Trump this afternoon.

In part two, Harry McGee talks to political scientist Dr Kevin Cunningham about the evolution of polling and what the latest data reveals about Irish political trends.