Tánaiste hails 'special week' as Biden prepares for Ballina visit

Pic shows Joe Biden as he arrives into Leinster House ahead of a joint addresses to the Houses of the Oireachtas meeting Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Tánaiste Micheál Martin.

Tanaiste Micheal Martin said it had been a "very special week" for Ireland as US president Joe Biden continues his visit.

Mr Biden spent Wednesday in Carlingford and Dundalk before visiting Áras an Uachtaráin, Farmeligh House and addressing a joint-sitting of the Dáil in a mammoth day on Thursday.