the president is touring carlingford castle in county louth an area mr biden has traced his ancestralo. we'll keep an eye on those pictures and return to them. but let's rewind through the day. rishi sunak has been talking about his eating with joe biden highlighting the contribution of the us to peace in northern ireland.— northern ireland. great welcome - resident northern ireland. great welcome president bite _ northern ireland. great welcome president bite into _ northern ireland. great welcome president bite into the _ northern ireland. great welcome president bite into the k - northern ireland. great welcome president bite into the k for- northern ireland. great welcome president bite into the k for the l president bite into the k for the fourth _ president bite into the k for the fourth time since his presidency but particularly to a part of the uk that is— particularly to a part of the uk that is very special and dear to him _ that is very special and dear to him it— that is very special and dear to him. it also reminds us of the contributions american—made to the peace _ cont

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but here he is in dundalk in county louth. you can hear the crowds of people.a listening to see what we can hear. crowd cheers. as presidentjoe biden most of the barricade alongside the deputy prime minister of ireland, joe biden moves towards the barricades to greet all the while with hirsch sharing and wanted to shake hands with a us president. you can see all the secret service there and the security gathered around the us president as he makes his way through the crowd which is separated by that barricade. he stepped out of the beast, the motorcade that the us president often travels in. and you can see the irish police there as well manning and guarding that area as a us president stepped out to a country in the part of the world that he has a strong affinity to. he traces his grades, great—grandfather to this part of the world. we can also see his son hunter biden shaking hands with all of those supporters and well—wishers in ireland. president biden there in that blue cap. we can just see him there with the secret service surrounded him was up there we a

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joe biden, who describes himself as a proud irish—american, arrives in his ancestral home of county louthcoming here, it feels like coming home. it really does. every time i've come — the welcome from the people on the streets, they're so gracious to us. he flew into dublin from belfast on air force one and was greeted by the irish prime minister, leo varadkar. then on to carlingford and dundalk. cheering despite the rain, crowds lined the streets to welcome one of the world's most powerful men. today, it's back to business in dublin, meeting the irish president and then speaking in the parliament. he's only the fourth us president to be invited to do so. then he's on the road again, meeting his cousins in county mayo, where us flags are already flying high. while his trip may be a symbolic and diplomatic one, it's also a personal one. charlotte gallagher, bbc news, dublin. and charlotte, we were just showing pictures a short while ago of some of the troops preparing for president biden to leave and make his next scheduled stop. a very formal sight of his diary today. any indication to wh

. brute with his roots in county louth.n and the first lady there at dublin international airport, before they start some of the things mark was going through. what are people making of it there? very much the fact that the president was there in northern ireland for 15 hours or so before three days in the republic? it was a short visit and that has been remarked upon, no doubt if we had what london and dublin both want, which is a restored northern ireland assembly there probably would have been more of a presence north of the border. as it is he spent a lot of his time sleeping but then he made the speech which went down pretty well at ulster university, the emphasis on the young people and wanting to ensure people don't feel they have to emigrate from ireland in order to seek economic opportunities and it was for ireland on both sides of the border. he will be glad that the irish republic in recent times has turned that pattern around from what he was brought up with, there was tales of his ancestors having to leave it t

president come here trigg county louth? >> it means, goodness. it puts dundalk on the map again for good purposes. reporter: it is a pride that his family heritage is from this part of the world. >> yes, it is. it means a lot to the people of this county. it's the second time the president has been in dundalk and county louth, so it is really good. reporter: thank you very much for talking to me. it was raining for almost all the afternoon. just as president biden began his walk about, the skies cleared. i think they call that the luck of the irish. lauren: earlier, biden was in belfast to mark the 25th anniversary of the good friday peace agreement. the deal ended 30 years of violence. but brexit has threatened that piece, placing a trey porter between southern ireland and the rest of the u.k. -- placing a trade border between southern ireland and the rest of the u.k. reporter: joe biden had two messages. congratulations on the deal that is given northern ireland peace, and a warning that the future is dependent. at a major new compass for ulste

it's not his first visit to the area — biden retraced his roots to mayo and louth on a previous triphe moment for the arrival of us presidentjoe biden. and actually, on the street below me is the hotel where he's going to be staying. and already, the cordons are out so people can't park there and we think the security cordon will be in place tomorrow morning around the hotel, then around the university he will go to on wednesday to meet people. that's his only public engagement here in northern ireland before he moves south into republic. i think it's about a celebration of the good friday agreement, why he is coming here, but also looking forward to the future as well. that's why he is going to the university and meeting people who weren't even born during the troubles. they don't remember the violence which marred the lives of people and killed thousands of people here in northern ireland. afterjoe biden has been in northern ireland he will move to the south, to dublin where he will meet the president and prime minister, the taoiseach, and will go to county louth and county mayo, w

he was in dundalk, in county louth this evening, near the border, in a pub and reflecting on his sense feels like coming home. it really does. every time i've come, the welcome, the people on the streets, so gracious to us. there was time too for a walkabout in the street. his tour continues for the next few days. chris mason, bbc news, in belfast. well, joe biden is the fourth sitting us president to visit here in almost 30 years. he managed to miss this stormy weather, the wind and rain sweeping across the city tonight. despite the huge security, the crowds still came out onto the streets of belfast to welcome him. 0ur ireland correspondent, emma vardy, has been speaking to some of them. some statesmanship from stateside. a glimpse of the grandeur of the convoy alone was enough to attract the crowds. the chance to see a president doesn't come often, so... it's just really cool. everyone kind of coming out to see him. even as an american myself, it's not often that you get - to see such a leader. how big is the irish connection for americans? oh, boy. well, i'm from boston. so, quite

we also understand that he could have a county louth on his itinerary have county louth on his itinerarythe finnegan family. that is on his great, great grandmother's side. and back in 2016, he actually visited a graveyard there and also was seen in a local pub. all right. where next? another area we believe that he could be viewing is county mayo. and there is a town called ballina and ballina is the connection to the blewitt family. edward blewitt, who left during the potato famine, that's where they were based and we know that there were a number of cousins there who have in the past also travelled to washington dc to visit the first family. now, although we haven't got confirmation that he will be visiting all these locations, what we do know is that the locals have been preparing, stars and stripes are out. the bunting is out and in the meantime president biden is unlikely to stop talking about his irish roots. this was him just a matter of weeks ago for st patrick's day. and do pay close attention to the accessory as well. plenty more on that trip boast from belfast and ireland ove

the pair then left in a motorcade, heading for co louth after the bad weather halted plans for the president to travel by helicopter. it's been a busy, busy day for the us president. it started with a meeting with rishi sunak both expressing their hope that power sharing can be restored. joe biden also met the leaders of the five main parties off camera he said he was in listening mode. these are the pictures after the president spoke at the university he clearly was enjoying every bit of the visit it was so obvious the way he engaged with the young people in the audience aiming many of his comments at them but also that overarching message if you look hard enough you can find compromise. and reflecting on the suffering of the troubles. thousands of famliies have been affected by the troubles, the pain was real. every person killed left an empty chair at a dining room table and a hole in the heart that was nevr filled for the ones they lost. peace was not inevitable, we cant ever forget that, there was nothing inevtitable about it. as george mitchell often said, the negotiations had 700 days

meet the irish president and prime minister in dublin and his relatives in county mayo and county louthsh—american, and it's clear his ancestral roots are important to him. this trip will also be a homecoming of sorts. you know, i often say we irish are the only people in the world who are nostalgic for the future. laughter. i think that's true, by the way. but, now, the diplomat, leslie shane, once wrote every st patrick's day, every irishman goes out to find another irishman to make a speech to. i said that this morning. so that's why we asked you here, so we can make speeches. luckily, we don't have to go too far today. and with more than 30 million people in the us identifying as irish—american, it might be beneficial at the ballot box, too. charlotte gallagher, bbc news, belfast. and i spoke to charlotte a short time ago — she told me more about the security preparations ahead of the president's visit. yes, you can probably see behind me the security operation is well under way. just behind th cordon and is the president's afternoon more than 2a hours before he was due to arrive. w

as i mentioned earlier, last night was a very personal visit to county louth, the edge of carlingfordry rainy walkabouts. tomorrow, he will be in county mayo, in the west of ireland where he also has relatives. there, he will give a public address, and many people are expected to turn up to that, a bit of an exploration ofjoe biden's ancestry in ireland. so this, in dublin, is more about the political dandy personal. —— at the political than the personal. indoor dandy personal. -- at the political than the personal.— than the personal. now for the weather. hello, after the stormy weather that some of us had to endure yesterday, today things are a little calmer. storm noah you can see here on our earlier satellite picture tending to break apart, but still some shower clouds left behind. there are some heavy showers out there, some of which will contain some hail and some thunder. some spells of sunshine in between. still quite breezy for some, particularly through parts of northern ireland, northern england, into the midlands and east anglia. but not as windy as yesterday. still feelin

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meet the irish president and prime minister in dublin and his relatives in county mayo and county louthrld who are nostalgic for the future. laughter. i think that's true, by the way. but, now, the diplomat, leslie shane, once wrote every st patrick's day, every irishman goes out to find another irishman to make a speech to. i said that this morning. so that's why we asked you here, so we can make speeches. luckily, we don't have to go too far today. and with more than 30 million people in the us identifying as irish—american, it might be beneficial at the ballot box, too. charlotte gallagher, bbc news, belfast. and charlotte joins us now from belfast. charlotte, a big day for northern ireland and a huge security operation under way, with a security alert that revised to severe head of the 25th anniversary? yes. alert that revised to severe head of the 25th anniversary?— the 25th anniversary? yes, you can robabl the 25th anniversary? yes, you can probably see _ the 25th anniversary? yes, you can probably see behind _ the 25th anniversary? yes, you can probably see behind me _ the 25th a

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you can see joe biden ride in the republic of ireland and was greeted by cheering crowds in county louth , where his great grandfather was born. in the coming day, he'll meet with irish leaders and speak to parliament, while in belfast president and the british prime minister called for northern ireland's main political parties to restore the power sharing agreement and end the stalemate. cnn's kevin liptak is live in dublin covering this so kevin a big contrast in tone to yesterday. so walk us through the day and what we're expecting later. yeah today is really all about meeting with the leaders of ireland. the president the t shock, talking about shared values. but really, this is sort of sandwiched between two days really meant to explore the president, irish roots. his ancestry really kind of the reason that he has come to the island of ireland in the first place. and really, that does for so much of his political identity. this identity is the ancestor of working class irish immigrants who came to america looking for a better life. you did see that on full display yesterday in count

president biden seems to be enjoying the ongoing trip to the republic of ireland and he was in county louth today. he says his mother's family is from that area earlier in the trip was a northern ireland and he has been marking the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement there. the peace talks, the u.s. helped to broker a peace deal which helped an area plagued by sectarian violence. roughly 3600 people were killed over the years. recent political turmoil has left northern ireland without a functioning government. a top police official was shot and injured in february. dissidents are being blanked. >> united states of america will continue to be your partner building the future. >> young people of our world deserve. so let's celebrate. 25 years to order yours by committee to renewal repair. i'm making this exceptional piece. the birthright. >> of every child in northern ireland for all the days to come. >> biden will also address the irish parliament in dublin. and he's going to be visiting another ancestral home area in county mail. >> next in sports, the giants hosting the dodger an

president biden will sto in county louth and friday he heads to the tiny townhome to his father's side. >> this house behind me is wher joe biden's ancestors left ireland. the ancestors left after the famine. >> reporter: the president hope the four day trip honoring the past will help bring the emeral isle a brighter future. >>> well, california has the labor shortage of the people wh battle the flames on the front line. ahead how one group is filling with need with those familiar with the criminal justice system. >>> but first it's wired wednesday and cnet is here to talk juice yakking. you will want to stick with us for how t stay protected. >>> beautiful day out there. marin county. it's wired wednesday and just before the busy summer travel season heats up, the fbi is inking a warning about juice jacking at airports hotels and malls. video host an producer at cnet is here to explain what this new warning i all about. and much more. so just explain to us, i've been seeing this a lot on social media especially. what is juice jacking? and how do we even protect ourselves from it? >>

louth and county mayo, two aces where he has ancestral links.be spending his last day friday in county mayo making a speech surrounded by some of his cousins. he describes himself as a proud irish-american. a proud irh catholic good you can perhaps understand why he has chosen to end his visit down in one of his ancestral homes. thousands and thousands people are expected there. he is also praising the good friday agreement and what has happened since then. one thing he will not be doing while he is here in northern ireland is going to the place where politicians should be working but at the moment it i currently mothballed. in normal times i imagine he would be making a speech there but that is not on the agenda for this visit. >> charlotte gallagher there. china has -- out wt it says is a mock air blockade of taiwan using jets carrying live ammunition. it is the latest escalation of tensions in. the south china sea in response the u.s. has sent a destroyer to the area. a move china has condemned as an illegal incursion. china launched a series

his going to travel this afternoon up to county louth that's back up to the border almost sort of coming back halfway towards belfast. actually yes, the rain's coming in here to belfast. it's literally come in. we'll have been talking to have been watching it. come over the davis mountain up there that's already in cloud and the president driving up to county louth. it appears at the moment they've taken a weather check on marine one as best we understand the situation. calls for at the moment is going to go visit. we expect calling for calling for castle and the town of dundalk, both on the border. his great great great grandfather, owen finnegan, a cobbler shoemaker came from there just one of his visits to family roots will be headed out west later in the week to county mayo, where he will go to the town of alan r, and visit other other of his distant relatives there, but an important speech tomorrow at a full showing of the irish parliament the or otis, both houses of the parliament, coming together to hear an important speech by the president tomorrow as well, john nick, we always t

in a disco kitchen in louth, two dj friends are practising their latest set.think it was about 12 years ago. now in their mid—forties, one is a supply teacher and the other a book—keeper, but they were introduced to dj at a local bar and thought, why not? at the time, we were using cds, weren't we? he just gave us the opportunity. he was like, give it a go and we were like, 0k. and it was really good fun, it was brilliant. and so mothership was born, and their sets have seen them at local festivals and meeting annie mac, one of the most famous female djs in the uk. it was at a gig in birmingham, wasn't it? and wejust managed to meet her backstage. so that was great. she'd recently had her first kid and we were talking about being mums and i do remember, what did she say? the phrase was, "it's nice to meet some more mummy djs". in fact, lindsey was pregnant for a while while dj—ing, so i remember trying to fit the bump behind the decks. we had to factor that in, trying to fit the bump in behind the deck. but now they think it's time for more women djs like them

there, he'll celebrate his own family's roots, attending events in louth and mayo. will also be official discussions in dublin, where biden will meet with irish president michael d. higgins. he'll then head back to america on friday. the bbc�*s lucy hockings has more from belfast. so president biden has arrived and there was a small crowd that came down to the centre of belfast to greet him. they braved the wind and the rain — the weather has truly been atrocious — to welcome him to belfast. ana i spoke to one northern ireland politics student and he said the reason that he had come was because a visit by one of the most powerful people in the world, a us president, offers hope — hope at a time when there is no power—sharing at stormont, at a time where people say that vacuum could be filled once again by violence. he says that president biden visiting offers a real sense of hope to that process. it has really been a day of reflection here and also anticipation around the arrival of president biden. it is 25 years since the signing of the good friday agreement and t

he was in dundalk, in county louth this evening, near the border, in a pub and reflecting on his senseming home. it really does. every time i've come, the welcome, the people on the streets, so gracious to us. there was time too for a walkabout in the street. his tour continues for the next few days. chris mason, bbc news in belfast. president biden is the fourth sitting american president to visit northern ireland in almost 30 years. his visit was definitely brief, but despite the huge security, the crowds still came out onto the streets of belfast to welcome him. our ireland correspondent emma vardy has been speaking to some of them. some statesmanship from stateside. a glimpse of the grandeur of the convoy alone was enough to attract the crowds. the chance to see a president doesn't come often, so... it's just really cool. everyone kind of coming out to see him. even as an american myself, it's not often that you get - to see such a leader. how big is the irish connection for americans? oh, boy. well, i'm from boston. so, quite big. you know, they like to call us plastic paddies bac

he�*s going to go to dublin and he�*s going to go to county louth and county mayo to places where heme of his cousins. and he describes himself as a proud irish—american, a proud irish catholic. so you can perhaps understand why he�*s chosen to end his visit down in one of his ancestral homes. and thousands and thousands of people are expected there. but he�*s also praising the good friday agreement and what�*s happened since then. but one thing he won�*t be doing while he�*s here in northern ireland is going to stormont, the place where politicians should be working. but at the moment it�*s currently mothballed. in normal times i imagine he would be making a speech there, but that�*s just not on the agenda for this visit. china has carried out what it says is a mock �*air—blockade�* of taiwan, using jets carrying live ammunition. it�*s the latest escalation of tensions in the south china sea, and, in response, the us has sent a destroyer to the area — a move that china has condemned as �*an illegal incursion�*. china launched a series of military exercises just hours after taiwan�*s

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minister rishi sunak and then onto the republic of ireland, he will visit dublin, and county mayo, county louth of a homecoming for the us president. he describes himself as a proud irish american, proud irish catholic and when he goes to county mayo, he will meet with his cousins who sometimes go to the white house, they go for st patrick's day, and he will do a speech outside the cathedral in the town of ballina. in that town they have us flags out, there are murals painted on walls, and i think he has a real personal connection with ireland, and those moments when he's with his family and meeting people from across ireland, are the things he is really going to be looking forward to. he is keen to show how much he supports northern ireland and the republic. it is hard to overstate the important role the us played in the good friday agreement. i think, without the us around the table brokering the deal, the good friday agreement may not have happened at all. they played such a key role. and you saw after it was signed when bill clinton came to northern ireland and the republic of ireland, the

will meet the president and the prime minister, the taoiseach, and then he will also go to county louthy mayo where he has ancestral links. i think this will be a bit of a homecoming forjoe biden in many ways and i think the fact that he is doing his last engagement in the town where his great—grandfather is from, he has cousins there and will be speaking at the cathedral on friday night, i think that says a lot about him and his feelings towards ireland. he describes himself as a proud irish american, a proud irish catholic and it is obviously incredibly important to him, those roots in the country. and one more line on the good friday agreement, coming from the vatican. pope francis says he's praying that the good friday agreement signed 25 years ago can be "consolidated" to benefit the people of all of ireland. francis made the comment in his noon address on easter monday to tens of thousands of people in st. peter's square. in the last hour, joe biden seems to have confirmed that he plans to stand for a second term. the election of course next year. now in an interview with nbc news

he'll attend events in louth and mayo, where he will visit his ancestral homes. be official engagements in dublin. he'll then leave for america on friday. our ireland correspondent, emma vardy, is in belfast, where air force one has just touched down. emma. joe biden is due to arrive at his hotel behind me in belfast city centre any minute now. he is only spending one night in belfast. some people think you might have spent a bit more time here if it hasn't been for the current political instability as northern ireland boss devolved government currently collapsed, but we know the president is keen to show his commitment to this place and its unique challenges. air force one arrived at belfast international and northern ireland's first presidential visit in ten years is under way. time for a short hello with rishi sunak on the tarmac before the president was whisked away for the night. a ring of steel is in place in belfast city centre in what is one of the biggest security operations here of recent years. we've been planning for this for a number of weeks. we've

great—great—grandfather, for example, set sailfrom county great—great—grandfather, for example, set sail from county louth a major theme of his visit to that part of ireland yesterday. today, as you say, it is more political than personal. those engagements at the irish president's residents and to formally house a welcome for a distinguished foreign visitor. he has been having talks with the taoiseach, leo varadkar. 25 years after the peace agreement, they were discussing economic development, and the war in ukraine, ireland has taken many refugees from ukraine. he says the democracy in the world and shared values between the world and shared values between the us and europe, those values are under attack. we can expect those matters to be elaborated on when he arrives here in the parliament in dublin's city centre to give an address to both houses of parliament, the oireachtas. the previous presidents, three of them before him, had irish ancestors like him. i'm sure he will talk about his forefathers, his ancestors who made the journey across the atlantic all those years ago and helped build the nation

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he was in dundalk, in county louth this evening, near the border, in a pub and reflecting on his sensee coming home. it really does. every time i've come, the welcome, the people on the streets, so gracious to us. there was time too for a walkabout in the street. his tour continues for the next few days. chris mason, bbc news, in belfast. to asian now and an update on a developing story that we have been watching view over the last couple of hours. japan's government has lifted an evacuation alert for the northern hokkaido island. the alert was raised following a suspected missile launch from north korea. report said the missile was flying towards the east sea known as the sea of japan. a few minutes ago japan's defence minister said the projectile may have been an intercontinental ballistic missile. japan's prime minister also said the missile did not fall within the pan�*s exclusive economic zone. as we get more details on the story we will be sure to bring it to you but another story we have also been following for you, and china has continued military activities near taiwan despite

there, he'll celebrate his own family's roots, attending events in counties louth and mayo.re'll also be official engagements in dublin. he'll then leave for america, on friday. our ireland correspondent chris page reports on the president's arrival in belfast late last night. the seventh us presidential visit to northern ireland has begun. belfast international airport was the setting for the traditional pictures as air force one arrived. rishi sunak led the welcoming party. he'll have a longer meeting with president biden later today. before he left america, the president said he wanted to promote the new deal between the uk and the eu on northern ireland, known as the windsor framework. what's your top priority on this trip, sir? make sure the irish accords and the windsor agreement stay in place. keep the peace. that's the main thing. and it looks like we're going to, keep your fingers crossed. the agreement announced at windsor is designed to bring back the devolved government at stormont. the democratic unionist party is blocking the power—sharing assembly from sitting

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island of ireland, thousands of people turned out to meet him in his ancestral homeland of county louthd correspondent chris page reports. cheering the whiteness of the weather did not take away from the warmth of the welcome. wetness i remember standing here as a child said to have a second presidential visit here is quite something. it second presidential visit here is quite something.— second presidential visit here is uuite somethina. . , . quite something. it was great. great for the town- — quite something. it was great. great for the town. great _ quite something. it was great. great for the town. great bit _ quite something. it was great. great for the town. great bit of _ for the town. great bit of excitement. yeah, really enjoyed coming _ excitement. yeah, really enjoyed coming out. a excitement. yeah, really en'oyed coming mi excitement. yeah, really en'oyed cominu out. �* coming out. a few miles away, joe biden contemplated _ coming out. a few miles away, joe biden contemplated the _ coming out. a few miles away, joe biden contemplated the journey i coming out. a few miles a

live now to fergus 0'dowd who is a member of the lower house of the irish parliament for the louth constituencyay agreement. hejoins us now from dublin. talk to us about the importance of today. the address later will be a significant moment, won't it? obviously any president from america 0bviously any president from america is very welcome to come and talk to us and to tell us how we can continue to work together. 40 million americans claim irish heritage and we are very proud of that heritage and we are very proud of our president, because he is from my county and he visited my county yesterday. and unfortunately the weather is not as welcoming as the people are. it is very important that the western world has a leader we can all be proud of and obviously given the war in ukraine, the uncertainty between china and russia and so on, that we have clear leadership and support in the western world and we are part of obviously welcoming him here. and we are also very conscious of our relationships with the knighted kingdom and the government. they have recently improved have recently im proved sig

this was him visiting dundalk, in county louth, the home county of his ancestors.ands of people came out to greet him, and he paid tribute to his irish heritage and met distant relatives. he's back in dulblin now, and tomorrow he'll go to county mayo. earlier, he was in northern ireland, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement, the deal that brought an end to decades of violence in the region. this trip though, comes at a time of political deadlock in northern ireland, after its power sharing government here at stormont, collapsed over a year ago. our correspondent chris page has more. president biden has begun what, for him, is a very personal tour of places in ireland where he has ancestral ties. he began by visiting the village of conferred income to allow the, that's the place where his great, great grandfather left to emigrate to the united states. the weather was rather stereotypically irish but the president was clearly in very good spirits as he was shown the local sites including a mediaeval castle and some local people were wearing

he'll deliver a speech at ulster university before travelling to the republic of ireland for events in louthtives. there'll also be official engagements in dublin. he'll then leave for america on friday. here's our ireland correspondent, emma vardy. locking down the streets where the president's motorcade will be rolling into town. this is one of the biggest security operations of recent years for northern ireland. we have been planning for this for a number of weeks. we have prepared for all the various contingencies. our style and tone that will we will be delivering around this police operation will remain a community focused style of policing. presidential visits in the past of held great significance in northern ireland's peace process. you must say to those who still would _ you must say to those who still would use — you must say to those who still would use violence for political objectives, you are in the past. in objectives, you are in the past. "11995, — objectives, you are in the past. in 1995, not long after a ceasefire had been declared by the republican armed paramilitaries th