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She also confirmed they discussed genocide and the normalisation of war, while defending her sister's right to protest his visit.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-09-17T11:25:12.199Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-17T10:47:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-17T11:25:12.199Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":61,"hype":20,"notes":{"trust":"The central claim is attributed to the Irish President, and the report is corroborated by multiple independent outlets.","critic":"The report includes quotes from the Irish President and addresses her sister's protest, but lacks comment from the US President.","hype":"The language used is neutral and the headline accurately reflects the content of the article."}},"tags":["#DonaldTrump","#CatherineConnolly","#Ireland","#UnitedIreland","#USPolitics"],"entities":["Donald Trump","Catherine Connolly","Ireland","The Independent","RTÉ","The Journal"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["US President Donald Trump asked Irish President Catherine Connolly if she believed Ireland would be united during her lifetime.","Connolly confirmed that she and Trump discussed genocide and the normalisation of war.","The Irish President defended her sister's right to protest Trump's visit, though she suggested she might have used different words.","Trump later stated that Irish unification was inevitable and that he would love to see it happen."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Irish President Catherine Connolly has stated that Donald Trump asked her if she believed Ireland would be united within her lifetime. The two leaders met in Dublin on Saturday during Trump's visit to Ireland. Connolly also confirmed that their discussion included the topics of genocide and the normalisation of war."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Following their meeting, Trump commented on the constitutional question, stating that Irish unification was inevitable and that he would \"love to see\" it happen. Connolly, speaking in Scotland, described her meeting with Trump as polite and noted that it lasted over 20 minutes. She mentioned that initial conversation touched on golf before moving to her role under the constitution and obligations regarding peaceful dispute resolution."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Connolly confirmed Trump specifically asked about Northern Ireland and whether unification would occur in her lifetime, to which she replied that she hoped it would. She also addressed comments made by her sister, Margaret Connolly, who had protested Trump's visit. The Irish President stated that everyone is entitled to their opinion and that while she understood her sister's horror at events in Gaza, she might have chosen different words to express it."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on discussion topics"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Independent reported that Catherine Connolly confirmed she and Trump discussed genocide and the normalisation of war. None of the other reports mention this specific detail of their conversation."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left or centre-rated reports printed below mention that Donald Trump asked Irish President Catherine Connolly if she believed Ireland would be united during her lifetime. 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