What really happens in the White House on St Patrick's Day?

"Then you have people like Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi who have strong Irish connections and it’s internalised in their psyche. They love to be Irish."

President Joe Biden talks about health care during a visit to the Kempsville Recreation Center in Virginia Beach, Va., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023.

If they can help it, Taoisigh tend not to stay home for St Patrick’s Day. 

While the rest of us enjoy parades and the odd tipple, our leader jets across the Atlantic and presses the flesh on behalf of Ireland Incorporated. This year is no different, with Leo Varadkar set to meet with the great and the good of Washington, which will, of course, include the traditional handing over of the shamrock to Joe Biden.