The president is coming!

Chris P. Bacon

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0317/kenny.html

US President to visit Ireland in May

US President Barack Obama has said he will visit Ireland in May.
Speaking at the end of a meeting in the Oval Office with Taoiseach Enda Kenny, President Obama said he is looking forward to visiting Ireland.
'I wanted to say today that I intend to come to Ireland in May', he said, but the date of the visit has yet to be finalised.
He said he is expecting to go not only to all the famous sites, but also to the place his great, great, great, great, great, grandfather hails from.
He is 'excited' about going to Moneygall, he added.
Enda Kenny said the visit was a vote of confidence in the Irish people at a time of difficulty.
He offered to join the president in a round of golf during his visit.
Mr Obama said he had heard that the Taoiseach was a good player and he would have to practice.
The US president and the Taoiseach also discussed how Ireland will bounce back from economic turmoil.
Mr Obama said he was sure the United States would continue to co-operate with and to give practical assistance where possible.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny was in the White House meeting Mr Obama today for the traditional St Patrick's Day presentation of shamrock.
Enda Kenny's day in Washington began with breakfast with Vice President Joe Biden.
Last night, Mr Kenny addressed around 1,000 guests at the annual gala dinner of the American Ireland Fund.
Mr Kenny said Ireland was 'far from finished', and that the election marked a new dawn for the country.
The American Ireland Fund is aiming to raise $100m for Irish charities by the end of 2013.
The Taoiseach also held a 30-minute meeting with US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner in Washington yesterday evening.
The two men discussed the global economic situation.
Mr Kenny repeated his Government's determination to conclusively address the reduction of the budget deficit and reform of the banking system.

galwayrush

The Queen , President Obama, but best of all Rush are here in may.:D

Zebra3

The president is coming!

Ah, you mean the American president.....

Chris P. Bacon

Zebra3 wrote: »

Ah, you mean the American president.....

No the president of the world

gigino

In May ? Our neighbour on the other side is coming roundabout then also ? Maybe , seeing as we're bankrupt, we could auction the country between Barack + the Queen , before it gets even worse ?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Mr Obama can come and go as he pleases...


Visa permitting, of course...

o1s1n

galwayrush wrote: »

The Queen , President Obama, but best of all Rush are here in may.:D

Rush are the real holy trinity :pac:

ilovesleep

This is great news. Somebody to address this nation since our turmoil of being sold to the banks and offer us some postivity.
Enda Kenny - I love you. Now please bring in execution for bertie ahern and I will kiss the ground you walk on (or at least send the fcuker to prison along with the rest of the people that ruined ireland and reform the prisons).

Brenireland

*gets american flag out of attic,writes "Please can we join the U.S" on it and gets ready....*

Min

I think he is coming to Kilkenny too.

Pauleta

Hopefully Mr O'Bama throws a few quid to his motherland

Brenireland

Please come to Longford/Cavan also.

CrazyRabbit

Wow...this means that they might actually fix the Chesterfield Ave road surface. Can't have the President and the Queen driving down to Aras an Uachtarain, risking life and limb with the 200+ potholes.

gigino

maybe , seeing as the UK and EU has lent us a few tens of billions to keep us going for a few months, we could offer our country to the highest bidder ? What else can we give them in return for their charity ?

ejmaztec

gigino wrote: »

maybe , seeing as the UK and EU has lent us a few tens of billions to keep us going for a few months, we could offer our country to the highest bidder ? What else can we give them in return for their charity ?

That was for the big black hole not the pot-holes.

gigino

Wonder who gets paid the most, the USA president for the work + responsibility he has ( on behalf of 300 million citizens + people of the free world ) and our President ( for whatever she does, drinking in the Aras + going on freebie first class trips ).

hmmm

Wait till he sees Moneygall

"Oh my gawd, look at all the damage the Tsunami did."

Eve_Dublin

He's most welcome.

Absurdum

Deadly, now let's embarrass ourselves by allowing a bunch of bumpkins from Offaly claim to be his ancestors on US TV!

KeithAFC

Absurdum wrote: »

Deadly, now let's embarrass ourselves by allowing a bunch of bumpkins from Offaly claim to be his ancestors on US TV!

Barack Obamas mother had ancestral connection to Ulster.

Absurdum

KeithAFC wrote: »

Barack Obamas mother had ancestral connection to Ulster.

oh joy! find a fat toothless moron to drool in front of the cameras waving the stars and stripes!

MIN2511

Dunno if it's been mentioned

http://www.herald.ie/national-news/obama-to-visit-ireland-1730050.html

First the Queen, the Pope and Obama...

Links234

Yay, we're popular!

Hande hoche!

Wonder will a publican put another banner up.

Penn

Wonder how much all these visits will cost....

RachaelVO

I have to do the obvious one... I just have to...

O'Bama comin over to trace his roots.


SORRY... I had to do it

bobblepuzzle

RachaelVO wrote: »

I have to do the obvious one... I just have to...

O'Bama comin over to trace his roots.


SORRY... I had to do it

johngalway

Oh God, not another BIFFO, sure aren't we only after getting rid of the last one :rolleyes:

dsmythy

Jaysus the protesters will be worn out come the end of the year.

phasers

Try and get them all over at once, maybe we can get a package deal at the travelodge

Rented Mule

Hide de white wimmen !!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=493pL_Vbtnc

Super-Rush

Merged.

alandublin15

YES WE CAN!!

(looks into economy)


....well.....SOMETIMES WE CAN!!

OutlawPete

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8etlrcSYUs

Links234

galwayrush wrote: »

The Queen , President Obama, but best of all Rush are here in may.:D

but still no Rammstein

happyoutscan

OutlawPete wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8etlrcSYUs

Thought Enda spoke eloquently, far better than his predecessor. Mayo abu.

Overheal

CrazyRabbit wrote: »

Wow...this means that they might actually fix the Chesterfield Ave road surface. Can't have the President and the Queen driving down to Aras an Uachtarain, risking life and limb with the 200+ potholes.

You mean IED-holes?

O'Bama, I'll have to start using that.

ejmaztec

Links234 wrote: »

Yay, we're popular!

They're all coming to Ireland's wake.:(

ilovesleep

What part of ireland will obama be visiting? Maybe no one knows yet
How about ye take the queen in the east, and we'll take obama in the west - is that a deal?

Colmo52

Lizzy, benny, and barry.

Three of the most hated people in the world.

ejmaztec

ilovesleep wrote: »

What part of ireland will obama be visiting? Maybe no one knows yet
How about ye take the queen in the east, and we'll take obama in the west - is that a deal?

...and the rest of us will take everything else in the ass.:pac:

bobblepuzzle

ilovesleep wrote: »

How about ye take the queen in the east

And blast her with piss!

Metallitroll

galwayrush wrote: »

The Queen , President Obama, but best of all Rush are here in may.:D

such opportunities are hard to.. -anyone else think that Geddy Lee chap looks like MC Progeria.

buahahahahahaaaa.....

Dionysus

ejmaztec wrote: »

...and the rest of us will take everything else in the ass.:pac:

That's perhaps where Benny comes in.

bonerm

Yeah that's fascinating and all but more importantly what is the Players Lounge Fairview's position on this visit?

bobblepuzzle

bonerm wrote: »

Yeah that's fascinating and all but more importantly what is the Players Lounge Fairview's position on this visit?

Probably the banner would be "Obama is barred from this pub. He is not welcome here as long as the queen is visiting in May" or something like that

Stinicker

The Pope should visit too at the same, the guards would literally wet themselves with fright at the thought of having to actually do some work.

Obama = Welcome

Queen Elizabeth II = Welcome

Pope Benedict XVI = Welcome

Bertie Ahern = Lets have a hanging.

Metallitroll

people get excited about this sort of thing right.. like the gaa player i saw gushing obama is the man. the big one. 2nd only to god; but if that god doesn't actually exist then..

mike65

Much cooler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sj_U6vObUA

Colmo52

Stinicker wrote: »

Obama = Not Welcome

Queen Elizabeth II = Not Welcome

Pope Benedict XVI = Not Welcome

FYP

SeaFields

Right I know we are absolutely fcuked regarding our debt, we dont have a banking system and there are half a million out of work.

But I think there is the slightest glimmer of hope in the last few weeks? Seeing changes like bertie losing his merc, enda fighting with that french clown over our corporate tax rate and now US president visiting soon. Maybe its just me...