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Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron in Dublin. The French president, who is counting on the future French presidency of the EU to boost his probable re-election campaign, makes his return to the European scene during this short one-day visit. IMAGES
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is welcomed in Dublin by Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin. IMAGES
Micheal Martin, a veteran of the Irish opposition has been elected prime minister of Ireland, leading a three-party coalition consisting of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party. IMAGES
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrives at Northern Ireland's Assembly in Belfast on the second day of his two-day visit to the UK territory, which comes after Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill made history by becoming its first nationalist leader. O'Neill, a pro-Irish unity politician, has predicted that Northern Ireland will hold a vote on unification with Ireland within the next decade. However, Sunak's government said earlier this week that Northern Ireland's place within the UK appears "secure for decades". IMAGES
US President Joe Biden arrives at Leinster House, the Irish parliament in Dublin, and greets the two leaders of the houses, Jerry Buttimer and Seán Ó Fearghaíl, before delivering his speech. His address to a joint sitting of both houses of the Irish parliament follows in the footsteps first walked by another US president, John Fitzgerald Kennedy. IMAGES