‘Huge honour’: Ireland breaks out the bunting for Joe Biden
by Rory Carroll and Lisa O'Carroll from US news | The Guardian on (#6AQRY)
US president given rapturous welcome despite bad weather as he begins celebration of his Irish heritage
Joe Biden has started a three-day personal and political pilgrimage to the Republic of Ireland, receiving a rapturous welcome despite heavy wind and rain.
The US president flew into Dublin on Wednesday afternoon after concluding a politically charged visit to Northern Ireland. The taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, greeted Biden after he descended from Air Force One for an expected three-day celebration of the president's Irish heritage.
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