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ballina? you might not expect the huge reception he is going to get here. behind me is the town s cathedral where he will be speaking tonight, around 9.50. we expect him tonight, around 9.50. we expect him to talk about his family ties to ireland and how he feels so proudly irish american. he has got family in the town as well. he has some cousins hear that he sees pretty regularly. they sometimes go out to the white house, for st patrick s day, for example. so a real homecoming for one of their famous sons and possibly there is something in the water in county mayo in ballina or maybe it s just coincidence. across the riverfrom the cathedral is the house where the first female president of ireland, mary robinson, grew up. so two world leaders coming out of ballina. mary robinson herself will be here tonight for the speech, along with thousands and thousands of other people. we are expecting the town to be absolutely packed.
about his family ties to ireland and how he feels so proudly irish american. he s got family in the town as well. he has some cousins here that he sees pretty regularly. they sometimes go out to the white house, for st patrick s day, for example. so a real homecoming for one of their famous sons and possibly there is something in the water in county mayo in ballina or maybe it s just coincidence. across the river from the cathedral is the house where the first female president of ireland, mary robinson, grew up. so two world leaders coming out of ballina. mary robinson herself will be here tonight for the speech, along with thousands and thousands of other people. we re expecting the town to be absolutely packed. charlotte, how did yesterday s schedule go for president biden? very busy! i don t know how he does it, actually, because i am exhausted after following him for a week but he s doing all these speeches on top of that.
very brief visit to northern ireland, before he crossed the border to the republic of ireland. and this is the next leg of his visit. those trips have been there for i thinkjust around an hour now awaiting and toasting the president, president biden. very strong ties between the united states and ireland, of course. a number of ceremonies that he has been hosting, but throughout that president biden has never been shy to talk about. not shy to come forward with his family ties. there have been a few of the cuff remarks and always paying tribute particularly to his mum. and in the last st patrick s day tweet and his tribute to the irish people, he did again mention
attending some of the events later today, too. it s great, it s great fun and a great buzz around here, you can see the whole base is decorated with american flags and the stage has been built and there is a great buzz. a lot of media attention. you have met him before, haven t you? tell me about who was president biden, what is he like? i was in the white house in 2016, he was here in 2017 and i was in the white house for st patrick s day. he s a really nice guy, and it s all about you and not himself and he is a great man. he s very proud of his irish roots and very charismatic. that is the sort of fellow he is. more coverage on that throughout the day. let s take you to france now