Dwight Adams

Last year, the Irish prime minister was welcomed by the U.S. president and vice president with open arms — and with open coverage by reporters — ahead of the annual St. Patrick’s Day festivities. But this year, Vice President Mike Pence’s breakfast with new Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar will be closed to the media — at the request of the vice president. In a departure from the recent past, reporters were told Friday’s event to be attended by Pence and Varadkar will be private and the media won’t be invited. Pence also had a St. Patrick’s Day breakfast in March 2017 with Enda Kenny, the Irish prime […]