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Rishi Sunak issues invitation to celebrations in Belfast, with US president also planning to travel to Dublin.

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President Joe Biden announced his visit in a press conference in the United States with Rishi Sunak.

The absence of a key plank of the deal - the Stormont executive and assembly - was never going to rob President Biden of his moment despite the political noise. It will be yet another opportunity for an American president to bask in the glory of a US-led success story as it marks a milestone. It was to be the high point of the week.

The Belfast Agreement, which is also referred to as the Good Friday Agreement, was reached on April 10, 1998.

It was expected the visit would be officially confirmed on the lawn of the White House on St. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told President Biden “we’d love to have you over”. The British and Irish governments are co-signatories of the bi-lateral international agreement.

US president Joe Biden has said he intends to visit the Republic and Northern Ireland to mark the 25th anniversary of the Belfast Agreement next month.

The President of the United States of America, who identifies as Irish, confirmed he would make the visit after a press conference with British Prime ...

All but 68 of the 249 emigrants were drowned as they tried to float to shore on debris or as they failed to swim the final hundred yards to land and safety. According to Jules Witcover's 2010 biography 'Joe Biden: A Life of Trial and Redemption,' the ‘Finnegan side was Irish, from County Derry’ although the 46th US President is more closely associated with Co. One of Mr. [Northern](/topic/north) Ireland and the Republic,” said Mr. Mayo and Co. Biden, following a meeting with Mr.

US president Joe Biden has accepted Rishi Sunak's invitation to visit Northern Ireland for the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement next mont...

In fact, we will help you’,” she said. No Tories voted against the bill, despite some including Chris Skidmore and Caroline Nokes having publicly criticised its measures, but instead choosing to abstain. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is set to announce pensions changes in the budget tomorrow to encourage people planning to retire early to stay in the workplace – with millions set to benefit. She said: "Our policy is profoundly and at heart a humane attempt to break the incentive that sustains the business model of the smuggling gangs.” Speaking ahead of the vote, Home Secretary Suella Braverman defended the plans and said the government had a "moral duty to stop the boats" – claiming the legislation guarantees “humanitarian protection for those who genuinely need it". The invitation was made as Biden and Sunak met alongside Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese to agree a new AUKUS pact that will see the UK and the US assist Australia in acquiring a new fleet of nuclear-powered submarines.

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, leader of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), is expected to have face-to-face discussions with US President Jo...

The panel is comprised of DUP and unionist political figures like former party leaders Dame Arlene Foster and Peter Robinson. The party has opened talks with the government about addressing them, he added. The DUP delegation is also set to attend a White House reception where Donaldson and Biden will have an opportunity to discuss the party's stance on the Northern Ireland Protocol deal agreed last month by the UK and European Union, and which is supported by the US.

Tanaiste Micheal Martin confirmed that the former US first lady will come to Ireland at the same time as Joe Biden next month.

That's the focus.” “Talent is extremely competitive in that field. Morgenthau award for her work on the Good Friday Agreement. "In the context of the Good Friday Agreement and the appointment of Joe Kennedy as an economic envoy, we're hoping for an opportunity with the Windsor Agreement, with a commitment to the European Commission, that the anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement and visit of President Biden would be an opportunity to reset the economic prospects for Northern Ireland. "The EU Commission, working with the US administration and the UK government and Irish government and, of course, all the parties in Northern Ireland to create a really good, economically stable future for the people of Northern Ireland." "We're very fortunate to have a president of the calibre of Joe Biden who doesn't in any way mask his Irishness and his commitment to the Good Friday Agreement and his commitment to the economic development of Ireland.

A visit to Ireland is set to last five days, with Mr Biden confirming last night his intention while meeting UK prime minister Rishi Sunak in California. Mr ...

The visit of Mr Biden may also be followed later this summer by Britain’s King Charles, with plans understood to be afoot for a tour of Ireland by the newly-crowned monarch. Former President Bill Clinton is also believed to be considering a trip here to mark the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. The 46th president of the United States will come to Ireland to celebrate the Good Friday Agreement whether or not the DUP accepts the new Windsor Framework to replace the Northern Ireland Protocol.

President Joe Biden is heading to Ireland, the Republic and the North, to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. The visit was con...

Biden may visit Belfast on the day of the anniversary for a planned event at Queen’s University Belfast commemorating the peace deal. President Biden visited Ireland as vice president in 2016. “I think his commitment to the Good Friday agreement, along with [former speaker of the US House of Representatives] Nancy Pelosi has been extraordinary,” Mr.

Whitestown on the Cooley Peninsula in Co Louth is where his mother's side of his family, the Finnegans, can be traced back to as far as the 1840s. Joe Biden has ...

I think a lot of American tourists would flock to the area to see where he came from," she said. "It’ll certainly enhance the whole area. "I think he has relations in Mayo. "He’ll be very well received here, I’ll be out waving my flag! "He was absolutely fabulous. It was like he was a regular in the pub.

Henry Healy, who hit the headlines after discovering that he was the 8th cousin of former US President Barack Obama isn't expecting to be a part of Biden's ...

It will always be remembered and everything that happens then from it will always have a positive association towards the visit," he said. He said that it really opened a lot of doors for himself and the community, including plenty of visits to the White House in Washington D.C. We wanted to put our best foot forward for Moneygall, Offaly and Ireland. The US secret service has already conducted some pre-clearance security checks. The Moneygall native told the Irish Mirror: "I met him during his time as Vice President. We had our visit and it's great to see that two other communities will have the excitement for the build up of a visit from a sitting US President."

Merrick Garland, the attorney general, tasked with moving the country 'as close to universal background checks as possible'

US President Joe Biden is set to issue an executive order that aims to increase the number of background checks conducted before firearm sales.

Reaction to the executive order was largely positive on Tuesday. Signed in 19 states and the District of Columbia, these laws allow individuals to petition a court to temporarily confiscate guns from people with potentially violent or harmful behaviour. But legislation that requires criminal background checks for all guns sales has languished in the Senate with even some Democrats opposing it.

President Joe Biden delivered a speech in Monterey Park, California, on Tuesday, where he met with the families and victims of a January mass shooting in ...

[signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act into law](https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/25/politics/biden-signs-gun-bill/index.html) – the most significant new federal legislation to address gun violence since the expired 10-year assault weapons ban of 1994. [There have been at least 110 mass shootings in the US so far this year, ](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/24/us/mass-shootings-fast-facts/index.html)leaving more than 150 people dead and 400 injured, according data compiled by the nonprofit organization Gun Violence Archive. After California, Biden heads to Las Vegas later Tuesday where he will participate in a fundraiser with the Democratic National Committee. As part of his new executive action, Biden is directing Attorney General Merrick Garland to ensure existing laws on background checks are being followed. And legislative efforts have all but stalled in the face of Republican-controlled House and a nearly deadlocked Senate. After the shooting in January,

President Joe Biden's gun order moves "as close to universal background checks as possible without additional legislation," the White House said.

"Criminals will hate it – and so will the gun lobby that protects them. A key piece of the legislation expands background checks on gun buyers 21 and younger to include their mental health and juvenile justice records. Gabrielle Giffords, "but there’s no telling how many lives will be saved thanks to the meaningful actions announced today." Under the order, Garland will use his discretion to ensure gun sellers "willfully violating the law" and those unaware of background requirements become compliant. Second Amendment advocates blasted the order. Do something big." - Democrats in favor of gun control praised Biden's action. Tsay was a guest at Biden's State of the Union address last month. His action instead directs Attorney General Merrick Garland to clarify what it means to be "engaged in the business" of selling firearms. "We remember and mourn today, but I'm here with you today to act," Biden said at a Boys & Girls Club in Monterey Park, California, where he grieved with family members of 11 people killed in a mass shooting there in January. "More must be done," said former Arizona U.S. - "As close ...

President Joe Biden will speak in Monterey Park, California, where a gunman killed 11 people and injured nine others at a ballroom dance studio after a ...

More than 8,300 Americans have died due to gun violence since the beginning of the year alone, the organization's data says. "It takes time but I promise you, I promise you, the day will come when the memory of your loved one brings a smile to your lips before it brings a tear to your eye. 21, a gunman killed 11 people and injured nine others at a ballroom dance studio in Monterey Park following a Lunar New Year celebration, marking the deadliest shooting in Los Angeles County's history. Biden's order will direct Justice Department officials to increase the use of background checks for gun buyers and promoting safe storage of firearms. It expanded gun purchase background checks on people ages 18 to 21, outlined incentives for states to pass red flag laws allowing individuals to petition courts to remove weapons from people deemed to be a danger to themselves or others, and closed the so-called "boyfriend loophole," preventing domestic abusers from owning guns. The president's power to enact change is limited without Congress passing new gun laws.

Last year, President Biden signed into the law the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the most significant gun violence reduction legislation enacted in nearly ...

The President is directing the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement principles to further firearm and public safety practices through Department of Defense acquisition of firearms, consistent with applicable law. In recent years, we’ve seen the rise of technology that allows guns to be made with polymers and other materials that are increasingly capable of avoiding detection by metal detectors. - Improve federal support for gun violence survivors, victims and survivors’ families, first responders to gun violence, and communities affected by gun violence. In addition, President Biden is directing members of his Cabinet to expand existing federal campaigns and other efforts to promote safe storage of firearms. - Accelerate and intensify implementation of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA). This information will empower the public and policymakers to better understand the problem, and then improve our laws to hold rogue gun dealers accountable. The President is also directing the Attorney General to develop and implement a plan to prevent former federally licensed firearms dealers, whose licenses have been revoked or surrendered, from continuing to engage in the business of dealing in firearms. The National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN) allows federal, state, and local law enforcement to match fired cartridge casings to the guns from which they were fired, making it easier for law enforcement to connect multiple crime scenes and catch shooters. Again and again, he has called for Congress to act, including by banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, requiring background checks for all gun sales, requiring safe storage of firearms, closing the dating violence restraining order loophole, and repealing gun manufacturers’ immunity from liability. President Biden is traveling to Monterey Park to grieve with the families and community impacted by the mass shooting that claimed 11 lives and injured nine others in January. The Executive Order will also keep more guns out of dangerous hands by increasing the effective use of “red flag” laws, strengthen efforts to hold the gun industry accountable, and accelerate law enforcement efforts to identify and apprehend the shooters menacing our communities. When celebrating the Act’s passage, he called on Congress to seize the bipartisan momentum and advance additional commonsense steps to reduce gun violence.

Exclusive: Biden's fifth cousin and Fianna Fail councillor Andrea McKevitt from Louth said she was ecstatic about his trip.

While Tanaiste Micheal Martin said he was looking forward to the visit. There are huge opportunities before us which must be seized." “Our nearest neighbour to the west is America. “I know there hasn’t been much talk of it but it would make obvious sense to stop off in Louth. Tourism Ireland boss Niall Gibbons said: “The visit by President Biden will be a wonderful opportunity to showcase the island of Ireland to a huge audience of potential holidaymakers across the United States, and indeed around the world, and has the potential to deliver a major boost to Irish tourism in 2023 and beyond. “A large media contingent will travel to Ireland to cover the visit, bringing the story to millions of people in the United States and elsewhere around the world and providing a truly unique opportunity to highlight the island of Ireland as a wonderful holiday destination.” Sinn Fein's O'Neill said: "Now that a presidential visit has been confirmed, I would be delighted to welcome President Biden to Belfast as we mark 25 years since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in a few weeks' time. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar took to Twitter and said yesterday: “Good news that President Biden plans to visit Ireland in the near future. Joe Blewitt, who is a plumber in Mayo and a third cousin of the US President, said “oh yeah, definitely” to this newspaper when asked yesterday if he wanted to see Biden next month when he comes to visit. She said the US President had been “blown away” by the crowds who came out to meet him in 2016 and revealed that a family lunch that was meant to last 45 minutes ended up lasting three hours. She said: "I would love him to come to Mayo and I hope he factors it into his visit.” The US President has relatives in counties Louth and Mayo, after his ancestors resettled to America in the 1800s