# joe-biden - Thursday 30 June, 2022
# Roe V Wade
# Roe V Wade
Biden described the US Supreme Court’s decision to end the constitutional right to abortion as “destabilising”.
# joe-biden - Monday 27 June, 2022
# G7 Summit
Russia struck a residential building in Kyiv, killing one person and wounding four others. Zelenskyy is set to join the leaders of the US, Germany, Britain, France, Italy, Japan and Canada via video link. The G7 have stressed their unity in the face of Russia's aggression – even as the global fallout worsens.
# joe-biden - Saturday 25 June, 2022
# Gun Control
# Gun Control
While Joe Biden says it falls short of what’s really needed, he added that it will “save lives.”
# joe-biden - Sunday 19 June, 2022
# United States
# United States
Soaring inflation and supply-chain issues have increased pessimism.
# joe-biden - Saturday 11 June, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that serious battles were ongoing in Severodonetsk, a city in the east.
# joe-biden - Friday 3 June, 2022
# Gun Control
# Gun Control
The US President condemned the refusal of a majority of Republican senators to support tougher laws as “unconscionable”.
# joe-biden - Monday 30 May, 2022
# Uvalde
# Uvalde
The US Justice Department announced on Sunday that it will review the police response and make its findings public.
# joe-biden - Sunday 29 May, 2022
# Uvalde Shooting
# Uvalde Shooting
Harrowing accounts emerged of the ordeal faced by survivors of Tuesday’s attack on an elementary school.
# joe-biden - Saturday 28 May, 2022
# Uvalde
# Uvalde
US President Joe Biden will visit the town tomorrow.
# joe-biden - Wednesday 25 May, 2022
# Police Reform
# Police Reform
The date of the signing is highly symbolic, coming exactly two years after Floyd’s death, which triggered huge nationwide demonstrations.
# joe-biden - Monday 23 May, 2022
# US
# US
A Chinese official referred to the Taiwan issue as a “purely internal affair for China”, in reaction to Biden’s remark.
# joe-biden - Friday 20 May, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
The Ukrainian President described the bombardment of Severodonetsk, where 12 people were reportedly killed, as “brutal and absolutely pointless”.
# joe-biden - Thursday 19 May, 2022
# Ukraine
The Russian military says that a total of 1,730 Ukrainian fighters who were making a last stand in Mariupol have surrendered. The Red Cross said that registrations of Ukrainian prisoners of war began on Tuesday under an agreement between Russia and Ukraine. US President Joe Biden backed Finland and Sweden's Nato membership bids after meeting the countries' leaders in Washington.
# joe-biden - Wednesday 11 May, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
The Moscow-installed administration said there would be a “request to make Kherson region a full subject of the Russian Federation.”
# joe-biden - Tuesday 10 May, 2022
# Ukraine
The Ukrainian military said Russian forces fired seven missiles from the air at Odessa, hitting a shopping centre and a warehouse. Ukrainian officials said around 100 civilians remain trapped at a steel plant in Mariupol despite earlier reports that all had been evacuated. US President Joe Biden signed a new bill to expedite more weapons to the country.
# joe-biden - Monday 9 May, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
Acknowledging the billions of dollars already spent by the United States, Biden said “caving to aggression is even more costly.”
# Roe V Wade
# Roe V Wade
Press Secretary Jen Psaki called for restraint after reports of demonstrations outside the homes of two Supreme Court justices.
# joe-biden - Sunday 1 May, 2022
# Washington
# Washington
US President Joe Biden poked fun at his slumping poll ratings and took several digs at his predecessor Donald Trump.
# joe-biden - Friday 29 April, 2022
# Zaporizhzhia
Paul Urey and Dylan Healy were "captured" by Russian soldiers at a checkpoint near Zaporizhzhia. One person has been killed in a Russian strike on Kyiv during UN Secretary General's visit to the capital. Zelenskyy said the strikes were an attempt by Russia to "humiliate" the UN and everything it represents.
# joe-biden - Sunday 17 April, 2022
# Crime
# Crime
Geraldine Byrne Nason will take over the role of Irish Ambassador to Washington in early Autumn.
# joe-biden - Wednesday 13 April, 2022
# Mariupol
# Mariupol
“It’s become clearer and clearer that Putin is just trying to wipe out the idea of even being able to be a Ukrainian,” Joe Biden said.
# joe-biden - Thursday 31 March, 2022
# US Courts
# US Courts
The law has catapulted Florida and Ron DeSantis, a potential 2024 Republican presidential candidate, to the forefront of the US’s culture wars.
# joe-biden - Tuesday 29 March, 2022
# He's Irish
# He's Irish
At the weekend, Biden remarked that the Russian President “cannot remain in power”.
# joe-biden - Sunday 27 March, 2022
# Vladimir Putin
# Vladimir Putin
The US President’s apparently unscripted call caused the White House to scramble to row back on the remark.
# joe-biden - Friday 25 March, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
Air Force One will jet into the eastern Polish town of Rzeszow.
# joe-biden - Wednesday 23 March, 2022
# Meetings
# Meetings
The Taoiseach Micheál Martin and other leaders are also travelling to Brussels on Thursday.
# joe-biden - Saturday 19 March, 2022
# Washington DC
# Washington DC
US ‘has skin in the game’ when it comes to maintaining peace in NI, says Congressman Brendan Boyle.
# joe-biden - Friday 18 March, 2022
# St Patrick's Day
# St Patrick's Day
Officials would like to get the Taoiseach back to Washington later in the year with another trip to the White House perhaps on the cards.
# joe-biden - Thursday 17 March, 2022
# Washington DC
# Washington DC
Micheál Martin’s long-awaited trip to the White House was scuppered after he contracted Covid.
# St Patrick's Day
# St Patrick's Day
Micheál Martin and the US President held a meeting via video conference after the Taoisseach tested positive for Covid-19 last night.
The opening remarks between the US President and Taoiseach will be streamed online.
# joe-biden - Wednesday 16 March, 2022
# Washington DC
# Washington DC
Taoiseach says it will be a ‘very pleasant’ meeting between ‘one Irishman and another Irishman’.
# joe-biden - Tuesday 15 March, 2022
# US Trip
# US Trip
Micheál Martin has decided to evolve the ‘tone and theme’ of the St Patrick’s Day celebrations this week.
# joe-biden - Monday 14 March, 2022
# Irish Unity
# Irish Unity
McDonald says we shouldn’t underestimate the power of having the US on our side.
# Washington DC
# Washington DC
Last year, due to Covid-19, the Taoiseach held virtual meetings with US President Joe Biden .
# joe-biden - Tuesday 8 March, 2022
# 6 January
# 6 January
The charges against Henry ‘Enrique’ Tarrio are among the most serious filed so far.
# joe-biden - Wednesday 2 March, 2022
# State Of The Union
# State Of The Union
The US president highlighted the bravery of Ukrainian defenders and the resolve of a newly reinvigorated Western alliance.
# joe-biden - Saturday 26 February, 2022
# Sanctions
# Sanctions
The US President conceded there was a lack of Western unity for enacting an even tougher measure.
# joe-biden - Friday 25 February, 2022
# Pending
# Pending
Her nomination is subject to confirmation by the Senate.
# joe-biden - Friday 11 February, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
The Department of Foreign Affairs has said “there are no plans to withdraw staff from the Embassy of Ireland in Kyiv at this time”.
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