St Patrick's Day visit to the White House in doubt due to Covid

Mr Martin said he had met Mr Biden before when he was US vice president and is looking forward to meeting him again. Picture: Julien Behal/PA

The Taoiseach fears the traditional St Patrick's visit to the White House may have to be cancelled next year because of Covid-19.

"I would love to be able to get to Washington DC on St Patrick's Day, but we'll have to see where we are in terms of where Covid is," Micheál Martin said.