minister, leo varadkar. then on to carlingford and under. despite the rain, crowds lined the streets to welcome one of the streets to welcome one of the world s most powerful men. today, it is back to business in dublin, meeting the irish president and then speaking in the parliament. it is only the fourth us president to be invited to do so. then he is on the road again, meeting his cousins in county mayo where us flags are already flying high. while his trip may be a symbolic and diplomatic one, it is also a personal one. charlotte gallagher, bbc news, dublin. yes, he has a very full agenda today. full coverage throughout the day here on bbc news, and we ll more in business in about 25 minutes. there s a lot more detail on our website just head to bbc.com/news or use the bbc news app.
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president biden will address the irish parliament this afternoon, as he continues his visit to the island of ireland. he s expected to affirm the strong ties between the republic and the united states and talk about his own ancestry. our correspondent charlotte gallagher has more. an irish homecoming for a us president. joe biden, who describes himself as a proud irish american, arrives in his ancestral home of county louth. coming here, it feels like coming home. it really does. the way every time i ve come the welcome from the people on the streets, they re so gracious to us. he flew into dublin from belfast on air force one and was greeted by the irish prime minister, leo varadkar. then on to carlingford and dundalk. cheering.
biden. yesterday afternoon, which was more about his personal ties, he was more about his personal ties, he was in the towns of carlingford and the local pub, chatting to people who lived there, taking selfies, making a speech. at times it really looked like he was on holiday, to be honest. he said at one point, i don t know why my ancestors left here, it is such a great place to be. he is going to be in dublin, he is going to meet the president and then making that speech in parliament, only the first time a us president has been invited to do so. so a huge honourfor a man who is very proud of his irish roots, and let s find out a bit more about what he has been up to. an irish homecoming for a us president. joe biden, who describes himself as a proud irish american, arrives in his ancestral home of county louth. coming here, it feels like coming home. it really does.
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