Joe Biden's visit to Ireland was confirmed with no great fanfare at a joint news conference in the United States - endamcclafferty says it appears to have caught the Irish government by surprise.
United States President Joe Biden flanked by the taoiseach on St Patrick's day in the White House announcing his first trip to Ireland since taking up office.Instead it was a throwaway line at a news conference on the fringe of a nuclear submarine deal.
A series of events have been planned running from 17 April - a week after the official anniversary date. It will be yet another opportunity for an American president to bask in the glory of a US-led success story as it marks a milestone.
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