US Politics

Marion McKeone: This year’s St Patrick’s US visit was all about the North

The 2023 St Patrick’s visit to the White House and Capitol Hill centred on the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement – and the barriers to forward movement on the Windsor framework

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar gifts a bowl of shamrock to US president Joe Biden during a St Patrick’s Day reception in the East Room of the White House. Biden is due to visit Ireland later this year to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. Picture: Getty