Ministers to travel to four corners of globe for St Patrick's Day - but Coveney to stay at home

Taoiseach Micheál Martin will visit both London and Washington DC, where he will meet US President Joe Biden. File Picture: PA

Government ministers will cover much of the globe as the first full St Patrick's Day programme in three years kicks off next month.

Cabinet on Tuesday agreed the programme, which will see the Taoiseach Micheál Martin in both London and Washington DC, where he will meet US President Joe Biden. Tánaiste Leo Varadkar will be in South America, where he will visit Colombia and Chile and Transport Minister Eamon Ryan will be in New York.