Article 6AS5S Biden casts US and Ireland as allies in quest for shared values

Biden casts US and Ireland as allies in quest for shared values

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Rory Carroll and Lisa O'Carroll
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US president makes strong defence of democracy before the Oireachtas in Dublin and urges No 10 to work closer' with Irish government

Joe Biden declared that Ireland and the US have a partnership for the ages" in a highly personal address to the Irish parliament. The US president celebrated his Irish heritage and made a passionate defence of democracy in a speech to a joint sitting of the Oireachtas - both houses of parliament - in Dublin on Thursday evening.

Ta me seo abhaile," Biden told the chamber in Irish. I'm at home." He added: I just wish I could stay longer."

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