Biden visit a chance for country to 'welcome home a son of Ireland', says Taoiseach

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar shakes hands with US president Joe Biden during a St Patrick's Day celebration reception at the White House in Washington, DC, during the Taoiseach's visit to the US for St Patrick's Day. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

US president Joe Biden's visit to Dublin, Mayo, Louth, and Belfast is designed to "welcome home a son of Ireland", the Taoiseach has said.

Mr Biden will be in Belfast on April 11, before travelling to the Republic the following day, where he will stay until April 14. The trip will close with a public speech on Friday evening outside St Muredach's Cathedral, Ballina, Co Mayo.