The US vice-president Mike Pence is scheduled to make an official trip to Ireland this September it has been confirmed.
Pence who is known to have Irish roots, will make a three day visit to Ireland and is expected to meet the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar upon his arrival.
The visit comes after the US President Donald Trump visited Ireland last month when he spent two days at his Doonbeg resort.
The US vice-president is expected to visit Dublin, Cork and Shannon upon his visit.
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