Joe Biden's Three-Day Visit to Ireland

Biden is on a three-day visit to the Republic of Ireland. The President was met at Dublin airport by Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar.

Biden then went to meet distant relations on the Cooley Peninsula and in the village of Carlingford in County Louth on Ireland's east coast. Crowds of people lined the waterfront in Carlingford for the arrival of the presidential motorcade.

Biden had visited Belfast earlier, where he called on politicians to reopen the local government in Stormont, which ceased to function more than a year ago. Speaking at Ulster University, he praised the "enormous progress" made since the Good Friday Agreement was signed in 1998.

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In his Dundalk speech, Biden said his ancestors left Ireland around the same time as former US President Barack Obama's great-great-grandfather Falmouth Kearney, who was originally from Manigalla in County Offaly.

Above: President Joe Biden reacts to seeing a child in the crowd as he leaves after speaking at the Windsor Bar and Restaurant in Dundalk, Ireland.

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More than 5,000 people gathered in the town of Dundalk to welcome the president, and Biden was greeted with shouts of "Welcome home, Joe".

Above: Kelsey Donnelly stands outside her father's store that was decorated to celebrate President Joe Biden's visit to Dundalk, Ireland.

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President Joe Biden greets US Ambassador to Ireland Claire Cronin and her spouse Ray, left, as he arrives at Dublin International Airport in the Irish capital.

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Biden said the Irish are "the only people in the world, in my opinion, who are nostalgic about the future".

Above: People line the streets as President Joe Biden tours Dundalk, Ireland.

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Biden said he believed democratic institutions established according to the agreement remained critical to Northern Ireland’s future. Democracy, he insisted, was something that every generation needs to continue to fight for.

Above: US President Joe Biden smirks as he delivers a speech at the Windsor Bar in Dundalk, as part of a four-day trip to Northern Ireland and Ireland for the 25th anniversary commemoration of the 'Good Friday Agreement'.

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Biden was given a tour of Carlingford Castle and was accompanied by Irish Deputy Prime Minister Michael Martin.

Above: President Joe Biden opens his umbrella as he arrives at Dublin International Airport in the Irish capital.

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President Joe Biden greets people as he does a walkabout in Dundalk, Ireland.

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President Joe Biden speaks with Micheál Martin, Tánaiste of Ireland, left, and Yvonne Keenan-Ross, project manager for Carlingford Heritage Trust and Tourism, during a tour of Carlingford Castle in County Louth, Ireland.

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US President Joe Biden (R) and Ireland's Minister of Foreign Affairs Micheal Martin (rear R) meet with members of the public at the McAteers Food House during a tour of downtown Dundalk as part of a four-days trip to Northern Ireland and Ireland for the 25th anniversary commemoration of the 'Good Friday Agreement'.

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US President Joe Biden is greeted by embassy staff and their family on arrival at Dublin International airport, on 12 April 2023, as part of a four-day trip to Northern Ireland and Ireland for the 25th anniversary commemoration of the 'Good Friday Agreement'.

Joe Biden's Three-Day Visit To The Republic Of Ireland