Varadkar won't use St Patrick's Day visit to 'tick' Biden off over Gaza

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar during a visit to the home of the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, US. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

The Taoiseach will not be using his meeting with Joe Biden to "tell him off or tick him off" and instead wants to understand the US position on Israel.

Leo Varadkar is due to speak with the President in the White House later this week as part of the annual St Patrick's Day trip to Washington.