President Biden’s three-day trip will mix diplomacy and personal genealogy as he meets with Irish leaders and traces his own family roots.
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Northern Ireland Shows How Hard It Is to End a Conflict
Northern Ireland had tremendous economic, political, and geographic advantages — but ending the Troubles still proved extremely difficult.
‘I’m Comin’ Home’: Biden Takes a Tour of His Irish Heritage
With his sister, Valerie Biden Owens, and his son, Hunter Biden, in tow, the president spent the first day of his trip to Ireland steeped in family lore.
Biden’s Visit to Ireland, in Pictures
President Biden’s three-day trip will mix diplomacy and personal genealogy as he meets with Irish leaders and traces his own family roots.
After 25 Years of Peace in Northern Ireland, Some Still Wait for Prosperity
While the Good Friday Agreement brought undeniable progress, some of the most deprived communities remain disillusioned about the opportunities that failed to materialize.
Biden Celebrates a Northern Ireland ‘Made Whole by Peace’ as Tensions Persist
President Biden commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland, encouraging citizens not to let the enemies of peace win, before shifting focus to his ancestry.
For Biden, an Era When Treaties Are More Likely to Be Broken Than Brokered
The president’s trip to Northern Ireland will mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, which ended decades of violence. But such breakthroughs are harder to achieve in today’s fractious world.
Biden Must Tread Rocky Path in Northern Ireland Before Tending Roots
President Biden, who has ancestral ties to Ireland, will mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland before heading south.
Northern Ireland 25 Years After the Good Friday Agreement, in Photos
As it commemorates a quarter-century since the Good Friday Agreement, the region is searching for its place and trying to move on from a legacy of bloody divisions.
Ireland Readies a Warm Welcome for Biden, ‘the Most Irish’ President Since J.F.K.
Ahead of President Biden’s trip to Ireland, the locals of two towns, including several of his relatives, are hoping he’ll return to celebrate their ancestral ties.