What the Biden administration means for Ireland, Europe and the UK

A new administration in the White House has the potential to reset the strained and testing relationships which have developed between the United States, Ireland, Europe and the United Kingdom in recent years

Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United State. His administration could reset the strained relationships that have emerged in recent years between the US and Europe, including Ireland. Picture: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Over the past four years, Ireland has contended with a tepid relationship with Washington to the west alongside a strained one with London to the east, as Brexit became a reality.

Donald Trump backed the UK’s exit from the EU suggesting Britain would be “better off” and that the issue of the Irish border would “work out”.  His administration promised to expedite a free-trade deal with London.