Taoiseach holds ten minute call with Donald Trump

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has spoken with US President Elect Donald Trump. 

The Taoiseach held a ten minute phone call with Trump last night, with both men committing to working for the mutual benefit of the two countries. 

They also confirmed that the long standing tradition of the Taoiseach visiting the White House on St Patrick's Day will continue. 

Meanwhile protests have been taking place overnight in the US after the shock election of Donald Trump.

Demonstrators have been chanting and holding up banners saying 'Not Our President'. 

They've also been targeting the businessman's hotels in Chicago, as well as New York - where activist Michael Moore compared the election result to the UK's EU referendum:

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