Joe Biden pays tribute to Roscommon hospice that honoured his late son

Joe Biden speaking at the Mayo Roscommon Hospice during a visit to Ireland in 2017. File Picture

US president Joe Biden has paid tribute to a new Irish palliative care centre that had honoured his late son Beau.

Mr Biden turned the sod on the centre during a visit to Ireland in 2017, accompanied by his cousin Laurita Blewitt, who was a fundraising manager for the Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation.