Obama public address confirmed

US PRESIDENT Barack Obama will definitely make a public address in Dublin as part of his whirlwind visit to Ireland on May 23, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said.

Although details of the itinerary are still being finalised, Mr Kenny said Mr Obama would meet with the President in the Áras; travel to see the birthplace of an ancestor in Moneygall, Co Offaly; and speak at a public event in Dublin.

“The public address in Dublin will be part of a major entertainment event,” Mr Kenny told the Dáil yesterday.