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Irish leaders react after Trump says he'd 'love' to see a unified Ireland

President Donald Trump sparked the ire of some Irish leaders shortly after his arrival in Dublin Saturday when he expressed an interest in seeing a unified Ireland. Grouped from 7 articles across 5 sources.

7 reports5 sourcesSep 12, 2026, 8:34 PM
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ABC NewsSep 12, 2026, 8:34 PM

Irish leaders react after Trump says he'd 'love' to see a unified Ireland

President Donald Trump sparked the ire of some Irish leaders shortly after his arrival in Dublin Saturday when he expressed an interest in seeing a unified Ireland.

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The Straits TimesSep 12, 2026, 10:21 AM

Trump says he would ‘love’ to see a united Ireland

The American leader said the unification between Ireland and British-run Northern Ireland would happen eventually.

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The Straits TimesSep 12, 2026, 5:06 AM

Trump says he would 'love' to see a united Ireland

DUBLIN, Sept 12 - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would \"love\" to see British-run Northern Ireland unify with Ireland, remarks made during a visit to Dublin that drew a sharp response from pro-British unionists in Northern Ireland.

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The GuardianSep 12, 2026, 4:05 PM

Donald Trump says he would ‘love’ to see united Ireland

US president says on visit to republic that unification will happen eventually so ‘may as well happen now’ Donald Trump has said he would “love” to see a united Ireland and that it “may as well happen now”. The US president appeared to endorse the push for constitutional change on the island at the start of a two-day visit to Ireland on Saturday. The unexpected intervention prompted a swift rebuttal from the UK government and Northern Ireland’s unionist leaders. Continue reading...

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Al JazeeraSep 12, 2026, 2:20 PM

Trump says a unified Ireland would be ‘fantastic’ during Irish visit

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham maintains there is not enough popular support for Northern Ireland to leave the UK.

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The GuardianSep 12, 2026, 2:42 PM

Trump says he would ‘love’ to see unified Ireland and ‘it may as well happen now’ as he visits Dublin – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here: Full story: Donald Trump says he would ‘love’ to see united Ireland Reuters has issued a series of alerts on Trump’s latest comments (he is currently meeting with Micheál Martin). Here is what the news agency has reported: On Iran: War will end very soon. Continue reading...

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The Globe and MailSep 12, 2026, 12:02 PM

Trump calls for Irish reunification during visit to his Doonbeg golf course

U.S. President says a united Ireland would be a ‘fantastic thing’

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