Looking back: Joe Biden's visit to Ireland in 2016

The visit of President Joe Biden to Ireland is dominating news headlines this week.

When he was vice-president of the United States, Mr Biden visited Ireland in 2016.

The RTÉ online archive (a fantastic resource) has a news film from the time that’s worth looking at this week.

This is from the report from the RTÉ website.

Joe Biden signed the visitor book at the state reception at Áras an Uachtarain.

The vice-president of the US told President Michael D Higgins that his Irish grandfather would be proud.

Joe Biden and Michael D Higgins had bi-lateral meetings where they discussed the shared heritage of the two nations.

At Ireland West Airport in Knock, Vice President Biden and with several members of his family were greeted by crowds of well-wishers as well as Taoiseach Enda Kenny.

From Knock, they went to Ballina. Mr Biden’s ancestors had emigrated from Ballina during the Famine.

He is descended from the Finnegans in County Louth and the Blewitts in Ballina.

Some of his distant relatives were out in the town to catch a glimpse of the US vice-president.

Triona Blewitt’s father-in-law is the fourth cousin of Joe Biden and many of her family turned out hoping to meet him.

Later, Mr Biden was scheduled to walk through the streets of the Taoiseach’s hometown, Castlebar, and then going to Westport.

The RTÉ News report was broadcast on June 22, 2016. The reporter was Teresa Mannion.