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Text SizePrintE-mailReprints By Scott Wilson, DUBLIN — President Obama arrived in this blustery Irish capital Monday to begin a six-day trip through Europe, where national security matters have overtaken the global economy as the most pressing issue in the transatlantic relationship.
Obama and first lady Michelle Obama emerged from Air Force One onto a wind-swept tarmac, hopping aboard helicopters for a short flight to a ceremonial welcome from President Mary McAleese, who apologized for the stormy weather.
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President Barack Obama opens a European tour with a quick dash through Ireland on Monday. The president and first lady were scheduled to start their trip meeting with Ireland's political leaders. (May 23)He planted an oak in Phoenix Park, near the sequoia that President John F. Kennedy planted in 1963.
Obama then visited Prime Minister Enda Kenny, whose Irish title is Taoiseach, at Farmleigh, a 78-acre estate on Dublin’s outskirts once owned by the Guinness family.
In brief remarks, Obama emphasized the “blood links” between Ireland and the United States through its large Irish-American community.
Praising Ireland for its contribution to peacekeeping missions, commitment to human rights and work on food security, Obama declared, “Ireland punches above its weight” on the world stage.
Obama’s stop here follows by days the historic visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Ireland — the first by a British monarch since Ireland split from the United Kingdom nearly 90 years ago — and he told Kenny that he is inspired by the republic’s work in securing peace in Northern Ireland.
“To all those who have been working tirelessly to bring about peace in Northern Ireland, to those who have been willing to take those risks, we are grateful to them,” Obama said.
The president’s tone reflected the largely ceremonial nature of his one-day stop here, which will include a visit to the village of Moneygall, population 300, where his maternal great-great-great grandfather was born.
News channels carried his arrival and early appearances live. Souvenirs of the visit are on sale in the city and in Moneygall, one of the few events on his four-nation tour where Obama will spend time with everyday people.
He is scheduled to speak Monday afternoon at the Irish Celebration, a street festival in downtown Dublin.
As a gift, Kenny, the prime minister, presented Obama with a three-volume set of myths and legends of Hawaii, emphasizing that the books were for his daughters Sasha and Malia, who did not make the trip.
“It just confirms if you need someone to do good writing, you hire an Irishman,” Obama said.
Kenny gave the president a hurley, the roughly yard-long paddle used in the ancient Gaelic game of hurling. Brandishing the stick like a baseball bat, Obama said, smiling, “If members of Congress aren’t behaving, give ’em a little paddle, a little hurl.”
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