US president set to visit Belfast, Dublin, Louth and Mayo on his four-day trip to Ireland
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Fourth cousin of US president Joe Biden, John Owen Finegan, from Newry, outside Fitzpatrick's pub in Jenkinstown, Co Louth, where then vice-president Biden met locals during his visit in 2016. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PAThursday will be a day of official engagements in the Republic, starting with Biden, an 80-year-old president, meeting the 81-year-old President Michael D Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin in the Phoenix Park.
Later on Thursday, Biden will attend a banquet dinner at Dublin Castle. There may also be a stop at an Irish pub, a photo op must for any visiting US president, even for Biden who abstains from alcohol. A highly promoted non-alcoholic stout might be a way around this complication.Friday, April 14th – Mayo
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