Cork City Council · Ordinary Meeting of Cork City Council · 9 March 2026
A vote on a motion calling on all parties and politicians to boycott the Taoiseach's Saint Patrick's Day visit to the White House, citing Gaza, what it calls the kidnapping of Nicolas Maduro, the attacks on Iran and the Epstein files.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
In the context of the genocide in Gaza, the kidnapping of Nicolas Maduro, the attacks on Iran and the information coming from the Epstein files, it is completely unacceptable that Taoiseach Micheál Martin is still planning on visiting the White House on St. Patrick’s Day to smile and shake Donald Trump’s hand and give him a gift of shamrock on behalf of the Irish people. This Council call on all parties and politicians to send a strong message by boycotting the visit to the White House on St. Patrick’s Day.
Proposed by A. Deasy; seconded by T. Fitzgerald.
The minutes record: As those voting for the motion were less than those voting against, An tArdmhéara declared the vote and the motion defeated.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fianna Fáil | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Fine Gael | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Sinn Féin | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Green Party | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Labour Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Independent Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| People Before Profit-Solidarity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tá, Níl and Staon are the minutes’ for, against and abstained. “Didn’t vote” covers councillors on the council that day whom the minutes don’t list under any option, for any reason. Parties are as of the meeting day.