Virtual St Patrick s Day shamrock ceremony to take place between Taoiseach and US President
The Taoiseach will stay put in Government Buildings this year, and won’t be in the White House. By Christina Finn Wednesday 17 Mar 2021, 6:15 AM Wed 6:15 AM 9,958 Views 20 Comments Source: Brian Lawless
A BOWL OF shamrocks will be presented to US president Joe Biden today in a virtual meeting held with the Taoiseach this afternoon.
The crystal bowl, which was made by Criostal na Rinne in County Waterford, is already at the White House after being delivered by Irish Embassy staff last week.
The shamrock bowl will be placed on President Joe Biden’s desk during his virtual St Patrick’s Day meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin.
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People across Ireland – including key decision-makers – tell the story of Thursday 12 March 2020. By TheJournal.ie team Friday 12 Mar 2021, 9:00 AM Mar 12th 2021, 9:00 AM 109,293 Views 49 Comments
NOTE: This article was originally published on 13 June 2020. We’ve moved it back up to our homepage today to mark the first anniversary of the initial 12 March lockdown.
IN THE PRECEDING days Ireland had looked on in mounting horror as the death toll in Italy climbed higher and higher. Travel advice was updated and then updated again as officials scrambled to keep up with the pace of change across Europe.
St Patrick’s Day parades across the country had already been cancelled. The previous night, Wednesday 11 March, the first Irish death from coronavirus was announced. The Taoiseach’s traditional US trip was cut down