The Government is planning a diplomatic blitz of the United States for St Patrick's Day.
Tánaiste Simon Harris will bring a memo to Cabinet this morning outlining plans to send Minister's to 40 locations across the world in March.
US President Donald Trump and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar meet for the annual St Patricks Day visit in the Oval Office, 12-03-2020. Image: White House Photo / Alamy Stock Photo Elsewhere, the Tánaiste will take part in a virtual - unscheduled - meeting of EU Trade Ministers today. US President Joe Biden watches as Ireland's Prime Minister Micheál Martin speaks via teleconference during a virtual meeting on St. Patrick's Day, 17-03-2021. Image: Andrew Harnik/AP/Press Association Images
A judge has blocked the X owner's"Department of Government Efficiency" from accessing Americans' personal data.A fountain on the South side of the White House is dyed green for St Patrick's Day in Washington, 16-03-2017. Image: Olivier Douliery/Consolidated News Photos/Olivier Douliery
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