Canadian PM Mark Carney says he is ‘home’ in Ireland
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney has described his visit to Ireland as a return “home”.
Carney, who has Irish grandparents, is accompanied by his wife Diana Fox Carney for the two-day trip which will see him take part in engagements in Dublin city centre and Co Mayo in the west of Ireland.
They were greeted by Taoiseach Micheál Martin and his wife Mary Martin at Dublin Airport on Saturday morning.
The Prime Minister and Taoiseach later held a one-on-one engagement and press conference at Government Buildings.
Carney will also meet Irish President Catherine Connolly in Co Mayo on Sunday.
At the press conference, Carney and Martin announced a new “bilateral co-operation framework” on trade and investment, life sciences, research and innovation, and security and defence.
Martin said Ireland was welcoming the prime minister “home”.
He said: “I know I speak for the people of...
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