Kenny pledges to raise Irish immigration issue with Obama

IRISH people have "disproportionately" low acess to US citizenship, compared to other countries, according to the Taoiseach, Enda Kenny.

Speaking in Washington ahead of his meeting today with Barack Obama at the White House, he said this is one of the issues he intends to raise with the US President.

In an address to the American Ireland Fund Gala last night, Mr Kenny acknowledged that immigration reform is a "politically sensitive issue."