Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, In celebration of St. Patrick's Day, Taoiseach of Ireland Brian Cowen laughs with President Barack Obama after giving him a bowl of shamrocks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. Tuesday, March 17, 2009. (P031709LJ-0217)
St. Patrick's Day 2009
Event TypeHoliday Event
March 17, 2009
President Barack Obama welcomed Taoiseach Brian Cowen of Ireland to the White House on March 17, 2009. During a ceremony in the Roosevelt Room, Taoiseach Cowen presented President Obama with a traditional crystal bowl of shamrocks. President Obama also met with First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness of Northern Ireland. Other guests of the festivities included Mayor Pádraig Conneely of Galway, Ireland and Danny Kennedy, a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Northern Ireland.
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The text of remarks at the Shamrock Ceremony with Taoiseach Brian Cowen of Ireland on March 17, 2009 can be read on the archived Obama White House website: "Remarks of President Obama and Taoiseach Cowen of Ireland at St. Patrick's Day Shamrock Ceremony"
A video of a President Barack Obama and Taoiseach Brian Cowen of Ireland during the Shamrock Ceremony on March 17, 2009 was posted on The Obama White House YouTube account: "The President, the Taoiseach, and the Shamrocks"
The text of remarks at a press conference with Taoiseach Brian Cowen of Ireland on March 17, 2009 can be read on the archived Obama White House website: "Remarks by President Obama and Taoiseach of Ireland Brian Cowen, 3-17-09"