Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he is personally disappointed that he did not get to visit the White House on St Patrick’s Day after testing positive for Covid-19.
Mr Martin also confirmed he will chair the weekly Cabinet meeting from Washington next Tuesday as he will be following public health guidance which states he can’t travel for 10 days after testing positive for Covid-19.
Ironically, Mr Martin was due to meet US President Joe Biden at a European Council meeting Thursday but he will be stuck in Washington while President Biden flies to Brussels to meet EU leaders for a discussion on support for Ukraine.