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British press 'has been a bit chippy' about Biden's Ireland visit

A cartoon in a UK newspaper, depicting the US President as a leprechaun, has been heavily criticised. The drawing appears in The Times of London, and shows President Biden wearing a green shamrock suit while holding a pint of Guinness and dancing. It also shows him with a speech bubble, which reads: "I just love Northern Ireland". Kieran was joined by Ronan McGreevy, Irish Times journalist and author, Brendan O’Neill, Chief Political Writer, Spiked Online and Mary Kenny, writer and journalist to discuss…

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British press 'has been a bit chippy' about Biden's Ireland visit


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A cartoon in a UK newspaper, depicting the US President as a leprechaun, has been heavily criticised.

The drawing appears in The Times of London, and shows President Biden wearing a green shamrock suit while holding a pint of Guinness and dancing. It also shows him with a speech bubble, which reads: "I just love Northern Ireland".

Kieran was joined by Ronan McGreevy, Irish Times journalist and author, Brendan O’Neill, Chief Political Writer, Spiked Online and Mary Kenny, writer and journalist to discuss…


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