Taoiseach’s US speech - A proud day for the Irish worldwide

The Taoiseach’s speech yesterday had the potential for a monumental anticlimax.

It was always going to be very difficult to live up to the actual occasion.

The invitation to address the joint session of the US Congress was not just a personal honour for Bertie Ahern, but a tribute to this country as well. He was the sixth Irish leader to be accorded the privilege.