The Doonbeg Doctrine: Trump and the Chaos Economy

The David McWilliams Podcast

David McWilliams

News & Politics

4.6 • 643 Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

St. Patrick’s Day diplomacy, a shifting global order, and Trump whispering in Micheál Martin’s ear; he's nursing more than a hangover with his front-row seat to the chaos economy of Trump’s America. This week, we break down the Irish leader’s White House shindig, the Doonbeg-ification of Irish diplomacy, and why Trump sees Ireland as a useful pawn in his battle with Europe. Meanwhile, Brexit is floundering, Germany is rearming, and Britain is quietly edging back toward the EU. Could Keir Starmer be the man to undo Brexit? And why does Trump’s economic vision for America sound suspiciously like Ireland in the 1970s; low-wage, low-productivity, and stuck making three-in-one stereos? From the horse whisperer to the Trump whisperer, from NATO to Naas Road manufacturing, this one has it all.

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1:16.9	It is a slightly belated St. Patrick's Day podcast special going out on the day after St. Patrick's Day,
1:26.0	where you may well be nursing a little bit
1:28.4	of a head. We're going to be discussing, number one, the global economy. Number two, the reaction
1:34.9	to our own leaders, shindig in the White House, and how that went. Number three, what this
1:42.9	means for Ireland's economy. And then we're
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