US President Joe Biden on Thursday declared 'I'm home' as he was feted on a visit to his ancestral homeland Ireland, whose story he said proved the triumph of hope over despair. ManilaBulletin
DUBLIN, Ireland -- US President Joe Biden on Thursday declared "I'm home" as he was feted on a visit to his ancestral homeland Ireland, whose story he said proved the triumph of hope over despair.
But, following a testy visit to Belfast prior to Dublin, Biden also issued a pointed warning that the UK "should be working closer with Ireland" to protect a 25-year-old peace deal in Northern Ireland. Biden backed efforts by the UK and Irish governments to end a unionist boycott of the devolved Belfast legislature, "but doesn't want to be overbearing or interfering either", Varadkar said.Biden, who is only the second Catholic president in US history, earlier met Irish head of state Michael Higgins at his official residence.
Biden also took the opportunity to correct a gaffe that has gone viral, this time congratulating Ireland's rugby team on beating New Zealand's all-conquering All Blacks last year. The Speaker of the Dail lower house, Sean O'Fearghail, told Biden: "Today, you are amongst friends because you are one of us."
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