All the latest on four-day visit as ‘son of Ireland’ begins trip in Belfast before moving to Carlingford and Dundalk
The White House has been holding a press briefing in Belfast and Washington Correspondent Martin Wall was there:
Securing a free trade deal with the UK was a major ambition of Brexiters but leading US politicians ruled out any such agreement if there was any threat to the Good Friday Agreement. “I have no doubt that he perhaps shares certainly my disappointment, Sinn Féin’s disappointment that on this occasion marking 25 years of the peace accord, that the institutions aren’t up and running, that we still don’t have government in Belfast and that the DUP continues its boycott.
The DUP says Mr Biden’s visit – the first to the region by a US president in 10 years – will not pressure it to end its more than year-long protest at the trade rules that treat the North differently to the rest of the UK. Biden is also accompanied on this trip by his sister, Valerie Biden Owens, who is a close political confidante of the president, and by son Hunter Biden, who has been perhaps less of a political asset in the past. Their presence underlies the extent to which exploring his Irish ancestral roots has guided a great deal of the itinerary in the Republic.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Day by day, here's where Joe Biden will visit during his Irish tripWith only one day to go until US President Joe Biden arrives for a four-day whistlestop trip around Ireland, here’s a day-by-day look at what his plans are for the week
Read more »
Phoenix Park and Dublin Zoo to close for 24 hours to facilitate Joe Biden visitMany people were not happy with the announcement
Read more »
US President Joe Biden confirms plans to run for a second term in office in 2024There have been question marks about whether the 80-year-old would be able to run for another stint in the Oval Office
Read more »
Joe Biden 'very excited' ahead of arrival in Ireland this eveningAir Force One will deliver the American president to the first leg of his visit in Belfast today.
Read more »
Joe Biden invited to Irish cottage that belonged to great, great grandfatherThe President is due in Ballina on Friday and it is hoped that he may be able to visit the site where it’s believed his family lived before emigrating in the early 19th century
Read more »
Biden visit: High security and excitement ahead of US president’s arrivalJoe Biden starts four-day trip to Ireland in Belfast and will meet political parties there
Read more »