Coveney: Taoiseach should go to Washington for St Patrick's Day

Mr Martin will be the first foreign leader to meet with new US President Joe Biden if he makes the traditional trip next month. Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney says he believes Taoiseach Micheál Martin should go to Washington DC next month.

However, Mr Coveney said that the Taoiseach should only carry out the traditional St Patrick's Day visit to the US "in a way that is safe".