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Trump calls for Irish reunification - and claims 'it will happen eventually'

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What happened

Donald Trump said he would "love to see" a reunified Ireland, claiming "it's going to happen eventually".

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  • Reported by Sky News and published Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:57:00 UTC.

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  1. Trump calls for Irish reunification - and claims 'it will happen eventually'

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

  3. Trump in Ireland: What are Irish people saying about the visit?

  4. Trump touches a nerve while in Ireland by saying reunification would be 'fantastic'

  5. EC meets both TMC factions amid their 'real party' claims

  6. Anthropic boss Dario Amodei calls for AI development to slow down

  7. Trump's comments on a united Ireland may have targeted audience across the Atlantic

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