President Joe Biden is set to host Ireland’s Prime minister on Friday, after the COVID-19 epidemic scuttled the long standingSt. Patrick’s Day meetup two times in a row. Leo Varadkar, known as the taoiseach, and his mate, Matthew Barrett, will attend a breakfast with Vice President Kamala Harris and her hubby, Doug Emhoff. Also they will head to the U.S. Capitol for a lunch with congressional leaders and Biden before the two leaders convene.
The meeting with one of the top U.S. abettors comes after Biden said he plans to visit both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland this time, the 25th anniversary of the U.S.- brokered Good Friday accord, which helped end insular violence that had raged for three decades over the issue of Northern Ireland unifying with Ireland or remaining part of the United Kingdom. The agreement came under added stress following the U.K.’s exit from the European Union, but a recent agreement between the U.K. and the EU addresses some of the issues that arose around commerce and goods that cross the Irish Sea from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
The meeting with one of the top U.S. abettors comes after Biden said he plans to visit both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland this time, the 25th anniversary of the U.S.- brokered Good Friday accord, which helped end insular violence that had raged for three decades over the issue of Northern Ireland unifying with Ireland or remaining part of the United Kingdom. Biden will also host an event for Varadkar later Friday at the White House, which was itself designed and erected by an Irish-born man, James Hoban. He oversaw the original construction, rebuilding after it was burned down and adding emendations until his death in 1831.
