always struck by the awesome beauty of the Emerald Island, the strength and walk To the greatest embrace of the Irish people even compare we're delighted to welcome Keisha may Hall Bart, very special and doing incredibly well and very popular. And his beautiful wife, Mary, I want to thank you both for being here. The first official is into the White House. So thank you. Applause. I send a
special welcome to Madison, to the United States, Geraldine boomers.
Here, many, many
club championships and Walsh, congratulations today.
You Congratulations.
Glory to be joined by the members and many members of Catholic Brad Irish American Sean Duffy and Kennedy, we do and Kennedy,
sure, anybody you
were Secretary of
Energy
going down $65 a barrel today. Else is going to be coming down with all those expensive goods you got to suffer with before you're all coming down. Energy leads the way. Thank you. Good job. You doing good stop turning you're not Irish. I correct, Doug Collins,
administrator.
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benefits of politics, we have come together to this beautiful white house this evening for the annual shamrock ceremony and living unique friendship between americans and the irish. and we're always going to have that friendship, just like we have a great friendship, and we'll always have that very special friendship. it's wonderful tradition. days back to 1952. When the first Irish passing the United States said President Cuban officer, generals, as a gesture. I don't know.
Andrew Jackson,
the bridges of F Scott Fitzgerald, Henry Ford and Wilton and the leadership of the late great President Ronald Reagan.
And women of Irish descent who wrote the halls of Notre Dame
University. Notre
Dame is great today. We wanted every 10 Americans trace their roots back to the old country we were discussing. We have 5 million people living in Iowa. We have very
vibrating people, pretty interesting.
I heard somebody was doing really a fantastic. They sent these people a fantastic I didn't get to see you. You want to do it again? I heard you did a fantastic job. Thank you. As we celebrate Irish and American Heritage Month, we're grateful to be joined by hundreds of these ways. here today, and I know them from virtual.
When you never give up, we will never give up, ever, right for the young ones, ever, because she doesn't know what's going to happen. You
know, a little bit more afternoon. Let's
keep it that way. We're having a great time and bringing our country back, and bringing it back at a level that people had no idea was going to take place this rapidly at this point. And a lot of our great people that are secretaries and people working in the administration here, they're doing a fantastic job. So I want to thank all of you, five blocks east of where we are today, that spirit once helped save the very heart of the city's Irish American community. You all know about it. During the war of 1812, British forces ran pace through the streets of Washington burning every building in their bed. Every single building was being burned at almost every one fled, but not father, William Matthews of St Patrick's Church, which was built to serve the average workers who came to build capital and White House, they were building the lighthouse, and they formed a great bond and pretty, pretty important buildings, White House in the capital, I would say that's about as good as you can It gets it as the fire spread took it abrasively grew of his furnishedness said that, we're just gonna have to barricade ourselves in.
The saint of the Emerald Island, Saint Patrick. So we have Saint Patrick's Day, and we remember their courage, and we've gone to the bravery of countless Irish Americans who have kept our 50 states broke, prosperous and free. And I made a little involved with my friend right behind me before at the capital and they gave me one statistic that they don't have here. It was an amazing statistic. 50% of the people that won the Congressional Medal Of Honor were Irish. Damn. You mean.
And 50% 50% or they also
have the Presidential but I will say presidential level period,
it's much easier for
achievement is nothing, but
you don't have to take many, many bullets. You but
behind us, the first time.
eight years. According to the phrase he will empire. That was his word. That's a great famous people are evil. With us, because we really thank you very
we got to know each other very well, and great people. Thank you very much everybody. much. Everybody speaking, swing tests. It is a singular honor to represent the people of Ireland as we gather to celebrate St Patrick's Day, the time honored tradition of the Shamrock bowl ceremony is an important moment to reflect upon the relationship between our two countries, Mr. President, as you said on earlier, saying, I could say, I quote, through trial and time, ups and downs, thick and thin, the extraordinary Irish people have stood by America's side, and America will always stand by theirs.
Our
peoples have stood side by side for Ireland and time. And next year, the United States, marks the full 50 anniversary of the declaration of independence of the 56th Sacred dreams of that historic document. Three were born on the island of Ireland and. many others were of Irish descent. Since then, Irish America has been at the heart of shaping this great nation. The ideals of liberty, democracy and equality of opportunity, forged in this country, did much to inspire Irish independence. Our histories are interconnected because our people are interconnected today. Independence, of said, more than 30 million people claim Irish ancestry in the United States.
Those who came to America seeking
refuge from poverty and hunger at home.
Worked hard. They helped build the railroads that connected this country and at the skyline that defined it. Holders serve their community and their adopted homes as firefighters, teachers, nurses, doctors, policemen and soldiers. Irish people can now be found in almost every industry
and community across the United States.
Mr. President, Irish Americans have lived the American dream. Mr.
Earlier this week, in a great state of Texas, where I met former America attended South by Southwest, and I learned about exciting economic opportunities that abound in the Old South state. I met with Texas based companies using Ireland as a gateway to the European market, as well as the Irish companies, investing in and buying from Texas all across the United States. Men and women go to work every morning in Irish owned companies. These companies play a key role in the US economy, operating in every sector in every state, some of your great American manufacturing companies COVID Irish buyers as their top 10 with order more books worth many billions of dollars supporting the jobs of 1000s of fantastic American workers. Ireland is now the top 10 as its source of foreign direct investment in the United States. not that, for a small
states, and the United States, likes.
do business with Ireland because we are strong and reliable characters. Mr. President, led to even more and better together in the past, Irish neighbors came to have built the New Republic, the beacon on the hill. They even built this beautiful point. They built the roads and the railroads that made this mighty union possible. Today, Irish companies are building the infrastructure connecting the United States in the 21st century. Throughout our great shared history, Ireland has played a role in bringing America in doing so we've been proud to help this make this country great, Mr. President, American companies continue to invest in Ireland, where our access to European marketed workforce and consistent and stable business environment leaves us one of the best places in the world to do business. And just like our peoples and cultures, our economies are deeply implemented. Investment in Ireland lets American companies sell their profits across the world. Our island is home to a people with an outward perspective, generations of whom are built to the United States for opportunity and inspiration. We've been prosperity through free and fair play with partners all over the world and particularly here in the United States. Let us continue to build on that foundation, bringing ever growing prosperity to all of our great people. Let us continue to work together to make sure that we maintain that mutually beneficial two way economic relationship that has allowed innovation and creativity and prosperity to pass mr. President on St Patrick's Day, 1981 in this House, President Ronald Reagan spoke of a just and peaceful solution to the conflict in Northern Ireland. And that was the start of an extraordinary term. 17 years later, after enormous effort and commitment and dialog and disagreement and sheer perseverance, we signed go try the agreement. We signed a just analyst in peace. And the United States of America will have a very center of that magic. Of hope and inspiration. Successive presidents, Republicans and Democrats cared enough to go into the eight months, the persuading, the condoning, the negotiating, the encouraging, the influencing and Mr. President. 3720 people were killed in that conflict, and close to 50,000 people were needed per capita terms at many divisions of America. Just imagine that for a moment, in terms of the scale of what happened, it was the support of the United States of America that was essential in bringing that to men, one of the greatest achievements of American foreign policy, would have said commitment on both sides of the island. The story of peace in Ireland is one that we go together. We know building peace is a difficult and painstaking task, but one of the mighty United States of America puts it shoulder to do we cannot move. I welcome
the unrelenting focus and energy to have brought to the search for peace in Ukraine and in the Middle East into the first days. In
my view, there is nothing more. No.
Hope, president and in the pursuit of peace, and this is what you are doing.
Ireland is ready to work with you and your international partners to end conflict, and especially to bring just, lasting, sustainable peace to the people of Ukraine and the people
conflict and war hurt the most vulnerable.
Too many children have died in Gaza, in Israel, in Sudan, and too many children have been adopted in Ukraine. Let us together, ever cease to sign for peace, prosperity and opportunity for all the world's children. That will be an extraordinary achievement for the transatlantic relationship and an extraordinary legacy for these
ages. Mr. President Conti Tara
and COVID is one of the finest Jews,
one of Ireland's finest folks, and we had a few as you know, wrote of the beauty of complete air and on the flaming shore in September 4, when the wind and the Knights are working
of each other.
And he wrote about Ireland and catch the heart of Hell. I believe that art is there, and I know that that is true, Mr.
President, I hope that we can welcome
you to Ireland.
Doing to catch your own heart of garlic.
You know, better than anyone, the beauty of doom day, a place that would take
