How a small town on Ireland's coast is eagerly preparing for a Biden visit.
Security concerns aside, Joe Blewitt, one of Mr. Biden's distant cousins, has been among the Ballina residents looking forward to a visit by the U.S. leader. Blewitt was in Washington with Mr. Biden, along with Irish leader Leo Varadkar, for this year's. He's met his high-profile relative on multiple occasions.
Jarlath Munnely, whose organization"Ballina 2023" extended Mr. Biden a formal invite to the town last year, said Ballina would welcome the U.S. president — and he's hoping for more than a few handshakes. "Our sister city relationship is remarkable, because so many Scranton residents trace their lineage back to County Mayo, many to Ballina specifically," Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti told CBS News in an emailed statement."It is truly special to have this deep connection between our cities and be able to celebrate and share our pride in having a U.S. president call our cities home.
Annie May Reape, a local politician, recalled chatting with Mr. Biden about their parallel careers in public service. Irish artist Padraig Mitchell's mural of Joe Biden is hoisted into place in the main square of Ballina, Ireland, in 2020.Artist Padraig Mitchell painted a mural of Mr. Biden in the town's main square during the campaign for the presidency in 2020. The image went viral and has drawn tourists from all over the country. Pub owner Derek Leonard helped paint the mural and remembered welcoming Mr. Biden into his pub, Harrisons, on his second visit to the town in 2017.
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