Irish Examiner view: High water mark for relationship between Ireland and the US

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar acknowledged the positive relationship between the countries as his St Patrick's Day visit to the US continues
Irish Examiner view: High water mark for relationship between Ireland and the US

Leo Varadkar, US president Joe Biden, and speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson leaving the annual friends of Ireland luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC during the Taoiseach's visit to the US for St Patrick's Day. 

Sat, 16 Mar, 2024 - 00:48

St Patrick’s weekend is traditionally a time when it feels good to be Irish, wrapped in — as it usually is — with Cheltenham week, international rugby, and bowls of shamrock being delivered to the White House.

This year is no exception, although a period of thoughtful reflection on Ireland’s influence in the world might commend itself as our political leaders spread themselves across the globe, along with considering the questions our country now has to face as it steps ever forward as a meaningful influencer on the geo-political stage.

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