Irish Examiner View: Biden en route for Ballina 

Unsurprisingly, Ballina wants to look its best when the eyes of the world track Biden to the west of Ireland, and it appears that Ballina municipal district has asked Mayo County Council to focus on carrying out all the works necessary to improve the appearance of the town. Picture: Oliver Contreras

Like Dunganstown, Ballyporeen, and Moneygall before it, Ballina is close to its moment in the world spotlight.

American president Joe Biden is due to visit the Mayo town next month as part of his trip to Ireland as that’s where his great-great-grandfather emigrated to America from in the nineteenth century.