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Taoiseach tells Dáil he has invited US president to come but his schedule is the key

As a social policy major in the School of Education and Social Policy, improving laws and the American government is always on my mind. While sometimes I speak and write about policy with no vested interest, such as my writings on German politics, today I talk about immigration policy from a personal lens. Luckily, my...

As a social policy major in the School of Education and Social Policy, improving laws and the American government is always on my mind. While sometimes I speak and write about policy with no vested interest, such as my writings on German politics, today I talk about immigration policy from a personal lens. Luckily, my...

PRESIDENT Joe Biden has discussed his heritage a few times and his family’s humble beginnings.The Pennsylvania native has Irish heritage from his tw

The US President’s Irish Catholic heritage is not only a source of intense pride but it also frames much of his political backstory.

Biden is the biggest threat to Irish prosperity for 40 years Dublin had been expecting a special relationship with the US President - not an all-out assault on its economic model with his tax plans 24 April 2021 • 5:00am They were celebrating in Ballina in County Mayo when Joe Biden was elected as the 46th the President of the United States. The veteran politician seldom misses a chance to ham up his Irish ancestry - his great-great-grandfather Patrick Blewitt sailed for a new life in the Uni...

Biden Marks St. Patricks Day with Virtual Meeting with Irelands Leader By Spectrum News Staff Nationwide UPDATED 3:16 PM ET Mar. 17, 2021 PUBLISHED 9:22 AM ET Mar. 17, 2021 PUBLISHED 9:22 AM EDT Mar. 17, 2021 SHARE President Joe Biden, who is of Irish descent, marked St. Patricks Day with a virtual bilateral meeting ...

Is Joe Biden Irish? A Look at the Presidents Ancestry on St. Patricks Day On 3/17/21 at 9:50 AM EDT President Joe Biden is known to be proud of his Irish roots, so we take a look at his ancestral connection to the country as it celebrates St. Patricks Day. St. Patricks Day is held annually on March 17 — the date the patron saint of Ireland is said to have died in the fifth century. Biden has often spoken about his Irish heritage and quotes poet Seamus Heaney in his speeches, including a verse...

I’m a reader of Lancaster Farming, as well as a writer. Since I’m also a history buff, one of my favorite sections to check each week (after perusing all the recipes, of course), is the Antiques Center page. Several weeks ago, an article caught my eye there. It was titled, “Antique Family Bible Found in Scranton Home Tied to President’s Ancestors.” As I read on, I discovered the article was about a 19th-century Bible recently discovered in an obscure part of a Scranton,...

BY JEFF HORVATH The (Scranton) Times-Tribune, via AP Sean McKeag/The Citizens’ Voice via AP Melissa Kutney poses for a picture in front of St. Peters Cathedral Rectory in downtown Scranton, Pa., Friday, Jan. 15. Kutney was scouring cubbies built into a room of her former Scranton home when she discovered a 19th century Bible and a broken rosary tucked away in a back corner, almost buried in insulation. About 2008, Melissa Kutney was scouring cubbies built into a room of her former Scranto...