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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is due in Washington DC for the traditional visit to the White House and shamrock ceremony with US president Joe Biden. Photograph: Getty Ministers are to travel to 74 cities in 44 countries as part of an extensive programme to mark St Patrick’s Day. The Government said next month’s travel programme would be the largest-ever, with 36 Ministers and Ministers of State heading abroad. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is due in Washington DC for the traditional visit to the White House and shamrock ceremony with US president Joe Biden. Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin is...
