Three Days of St Patrick s Day festivities internationally underway by the Taoiseach Published: Monday, 15 March 2021 08:38
The Taoiseach is starting three days of virtual events with the US today ahead of St. Patrick s Day.
Micheal Martin isn t able to meet people in person this year due to the pandemic.
However, he will continue the tradition of celebrating St. Patrick s Day with the United States during these virtual events from today until Wednesday.
He ll hold a policy address to the Washington D.C.-based Brookings Institution today, to set out his thinking on managing relations on and off the island post-Brexit.
This evening, he ll speak at the US launch of From Whence I Came: The Kennedy Legacy, Ireland & America , edited by Brian Murphy & Donnacha Ó Beacháin.
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The tradition of a bowl of shamrock being presented to a US president on St Patrick s Day will be continued this year, even though the event will be virtual.
The crystal bowl, which this year was made by Criostal na Rinne in County Waterford, is already at the White House and was delivered there on Friday by Irish embassy staff.
The shamrock bowl will be placed on President Joe Biden s desk during his virtual St Patrick s Day meeting with the Taoiseach Micheál Martin on Wednesday.
Discussions are expected to cover a broad agenda of issues, including the deep ties between the US and Ireland, Covid-19 and shared global challenges, such as climate change.