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Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama addresses the F…
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama addresses the Friends of Ireland luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 17, 2010. (P031710PS-0532)
St. Patrick's Day 2010
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama addresses the Friends of Ireland luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 17, 2010. (P031710PS-0532)

St. Patrick's Day 2010

Event TypeHoliday Event
March 17, 2010
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President Barack Obama welcomed Taoiseach Brian Cowen of Ireland to the White House on March 17, 2010. During a ceremony in the East Room, Taoiseach Cowen presented President Obama with a traditional crystal bowl of shamrocks.
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The text of President Barack Obama’s remarks at the St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Ceremony on May 17, 2010 can be read on the archived Obama White House website: "Remarks by President Obama and the Taoiseach of Ireland Brian Cowen"
A video of the St. Patrick’s Day luncheon on March 17, 2010 was posted on the Obama White House YouTube account: "Friends of Ireland Luncheon"  
The text of President Barack Obama’s remarks at the St. Patrick’s Day luncheon on May 17, 2010 can be read on the archived Obama White House website: "Remarks by the President at the Friends of Ireland Luncheon"
A video of the St. Patrick’s Day reception at the White House on March 17, 2010 was posted on the Obama White House YouTube account: "St. Patricks Day at the White House"  
A video of a meeting between President Barack Obama and Taoiseach Brian Cowen in the Oval Office on March 17, 2010 was posted on the Obama White House YouTube account: "President Obama and Taoiseach Cowen"