Biden hosting Irish prime minister on St. Patrick’s Day

By COLLEEN LONG
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to host Ireland’s prime minister, after the coronavirus pandemic scuttled the longstanding St. Patrick’s Day meetup two years in a row. Leo Varadkar is known as the taoiseach. Varadkar and his partner will attend a Friday breakfast with Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband. Then Biden will meet with Varadkar in the Oval Office before they head to the Capitol for lunch with congressional leaders. Biden plans to visit the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland this year, the 25th anniversary of the U.S.-brokered Good Friday accord, which helped end violence over the issue of Northern Ireland unifying with Ireland or remaining part of the United Kingdom.