Taoiseach and Tánaiste to front Ireland's biggest-ever St Patrick's Day schedule in US

The meeting between the Taoiseach and the US President comes amid intense speculation that Mr Biden will pay a return visit to Ireland in April

Leo Varadkar (left) will depart for Washington DC on Tuesday, while Micheál Martin (right) is due to arrive in New York on Monday. File picture: Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie

The Taoiseach and Tánaiste will meet with US politicians, companies who invest in Ireland, and news media as they travel to America as part of the largest St Patrick's Day programme ever.

Leo Varadkar will depart for Washington DC on Tuesday ahead of his meeting with US President Joe Biden at the White House on Friday. The meeting comes amid intense speculation that Mr Biden will pay a return visit to Ireland in April, as first revealed by the Irish Examiner in February.