A high-powered US congressional delegation is to visit Ireland this month amid renewed efforts to seal a landmark American visa deal for Irish citizens and ongoing Brexit uncertainty. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will meet the group in Government Buildings during their visit and will also host a dinner, his spokesman said. The congressional delegation visiting Ireland is an important step in continuing that process.”The delegation will spend a number of days in Ireland from April 15th and is also expected to visit Northern Ireland. The idea that there would be any sort of tactical retreat on the border is unacceptable here.”The congressional delegation, or CODEL, will also meet members of the Oireachtas. He vetoed the use of military aircraft by Ms Pelosi during a row over funding for a wall on the US-Mexican border.

Source: The Irish Times April 04, 2019 00:00 UTC