Irish PM Martin: ‘A Source of Great Pride’ that Great-Grandson of Irish Emigrants Became U.S. President

MARTIN Well first of ░░░░░░░░ it s a source ░░░░░░░░ great pride in Ireland ░░░░░░░░ the great grandson of ░░░░░░░░ Irish immigrant and Irish ░░░░░░░░ has become president of ░░░░░░░░ States of the United ░░░░░░░░ of America a great ░░░░░░░░ And there was genuine ░░░░░░░░ and joy at his ░░░░░░░░ this week across the ░░░░░░░░ There s also a ░░░░░░░░ sense of warmth towards ░░░░░░░░ Biden People really do ░░░░░░░░ the warmth that he ░░░░░░░░ for Ireland in all ░░░░░░░░ his commentary and indeed ░░░░░░░░ his regular quotations of ░░░░░░░░ poets And indeed in ░░░░░░░░ aftermath of his success ░░░░░░░░ the election he spoke ░░░░░░░░ me very warmly affectionately ░░░░░░░░ emotionally about his heritage ░░░░░░░░ the lessons and values ░░░░░░░░ came down through the ░░░░░░░░ of an Irish household ░░░░░░░░ Scranton And he speaks ░░░░░░░░ fondly of both county ░░░░░░░░ in Ireland and County ░░░░░░░░ where both maternal and ░░░░░░░░ great grandparents came from ░░░░░░░░ there just was there ░░░░░░░░ a genuineness there There ░░░░░░░░ a real decency there ░░░░░░░░ comes across And I ░░░░░░░░ that is very much ░░░░░░░░ by all generations in ░░░░░░░░