Taoiseach, Tánaiste, and eight ministers plan unprecedented St Patrick's Day blitz on US

Next month's green wave is aimed at securing Ireland's relationship with the US in the first year of the new Donald Trump administration

The presentation of a bowl of shamrock to the US president is the traditional centrepiece of the St Patrick's Day events in the US. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

The Taoiseach, Tánaiste, and eight ministers will travel to the US as part of an unprecedented diplomatic blitz aimed at securing the Irish relationship with the US in the first year of the new Trump administration.

Micheál Martin is expected to take part in the traditional St Patrick’s Day reception at the White House with US president Donald Trump, while Simon Harris will visit another part of the country.