US President Joe Biden was welcomed to Northern Ireland by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he flew in for a brief visit
The latest political stalemate - which followed a three-year collapse of the devolved government from 2017 to 2020 - is set to overshadow the visit and the anniversary of thethe U.S. helped broker between Irish nationalists seeking a united Ireland and pro-British unionists wanting to remain part of the UK.
There is still some sporadic violence by small groups opposed to the peace process. In February, an off-duty police officer was seriously injured after he wasBritain's MI5 intelligence agency increased the threat level in Northern Ireland from domestic terrorism to "severe" following the shooting - meaning an attack is highly likely. It has been mostly at that level since its introduction in 2010.
The president will travel to County Louth on Wednesday, where his great-grandfather James Finnegan was born, and end his visit with a public address in the western county of Mayo, where his great-great-grandfather Edward Blewitt grew up.
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