let s turn to ireland where us presidentjoe biden has been meeting with leading politicians and is now on his way to address a joint sitting of the irish parliament it s been an extremely busy day for the president. he set off to parliament from farmleigh house in dublin after meeting with the irish prime minister leo varadkar. while in the grounds of farmleigh, he watched a gaelic sport demonstration by local children. inside, the taoiseach praised american leadership since the russian invasion of ukraine last year. mr biden praised irish values and set out plans for a closer relationship between the us and ireland. there really is an opportunity to make serious progress. notjust because of the accords we have signed, 25 years ago, but in terms of the way you lead ireland and ireland is moving in a way that is taking its place in the world and i think it feels so good to be able to have this merging and stronger relation between the united states and ireland. this mornin
he spent time at the official residence of the irish president, micheal d higgins. while there, he planted an oak tree in the grounds and rang the bell of peace. that bell of course, has huge significance for peace on the island of ireland. it was erected in 2008 to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the good friday agreement. mr biden also inspected a military guard of honour, and signed the visitors book. he told reporters what he wrote. as the irish saying goes, your feet will bring you where your heart is. and then i say, it is an honour to return. i talk about returning to the home of my ancestors, to celebrate the things that bind ireland and the united states,
in the world and i think it feels so good to be able to have this merging and stronger relation between the united states and ireland. this morning, mr biden spent time at the official residence of the irish president, micheal d higgins, telling him ireland is an incredible place and joking that he isn t going home while there, he planted an oak tree in the grounds and rang the bell of peace. that bell of course, has huge significance for peace on the island of ireland. it was erected in 2008 to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the good friday agreement. mr biden also inspected a military guard of honour, and signed the visitors book. he told reporters what he wrote. as the irish saying goes, your feet will bring you where your heart is. and then i say it s an honor to return. and i talk about returning again to the home of my ancestors to celebrate the things that bind