Let us all march forward together, Biden urges Friends of Ireland gathering

Let us all march forward together, Biden urges Friends of Ireland gathering

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, US President Joe Biden, and Speaker Mike Johnson leave after the annual Friends of Ireland Luncheon in Washington, DC, during the Taoiseach’s visit to the US for St Patrick’s Day (Niall Carson/PA)

President Joe Biden has urged a gathering of representatives from the US, Ireland and Northern Ireland to “march forward together”.

Politicians from across the island are visiting the US this week ahead of St Patrick’s Day, including the Stormont First and deputy First Ministers in office attending together for the first time in eight years.

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