US president Donald Trump has signed a proclamation declaring March ‘Irish-American Heritage Month’.
It calls on all Americans to celebrate the contribution of Irish-Americans with “ceremonies, activities and programmes”.
Designating March Irish-American Heritage Month is regularly done by US presidents.
While signing the proclamation last night, he called Irish-Americans “great people”:
“They are great people… and they voted for me in heavy numbers so I like them even more.
“You have to like them, you’re not supposed to but you have to like them. So for the Irish-American people proclamation.”
The ceremonial event comes ahead of Mr Trump’s St Patrick’s Day meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin.
The Taoiseach has said he will tell Mr Trump that tariffs could cause damage to a “small open economy” like Ireland when the two meet in Washington DC.
He has also promised to reiterate Ireland’s support for Gaza and Ukraine.
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