As Biden Sets Sights for Ireland, Dreams of Unification, and Threats of Violence, Refuse To Die

The president will visit his ancestral home to mark one of the 20th century’s signature peace accords.

AP/Alex Brandon
President Biden listens as Ireland's Taoiseach Leo Varadkar speaks during a St. Patrick's Day reception at the East Room of the White House, March 17, 2023, at Washington. AP/Alex Brandon

President Biden’s upcoming trip to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement will take him to both Northern Ireland and the Republic. It is meant to be a victory lap that doubles as a homecoming for America’s second Irish-American president, but it transpires against a backdrop of simmering tensions and an uncertain fate for the Emerald Isle. 

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