US Vice President Mike Pence to visit Ireland next month

Mr Pence was invited to Ireland by the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in March during a St Patrick’s Day event in the US.

US vice president Mike Pence is expected to spend a weekend in Ireland early next month and will possibly visit Clare and Cork after meeting Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Dublin.

Mr Pence, who has Irish ancestry from Sligo and Clare, was invited to Ireland by the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in March during a St Patrick’s Day event in the US.