Politics

Joe Biden confirms Ireland visit to mark 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement

The US President will go to both Northern Ireland and the Republic in a trip which is expected to last for five days

Biden received a formal invitation from Rishi Sunak, the UK Prime Minister. Picture: Getty

Joe Biden, rge US President, said he intends to travel to the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland after receiving a formal invitation from Rishi Sunak, the UK Prime Minister, to help mark 25 years since the signing of the Good Friday peace agreement.

“My intention is to go to Northern Ireland and the Republic,” Biden told reporters in San Diego on Monday. The exact timing of the trip remains unclear.

Sunak told reporters on ...