In Pictures: Taoiseach Enda Kenny meets US President Barack Obama on St Patrick's Day

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) listens to remarks by Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny after their meeting in the Oval Office as part of a St. Patrick's Day visit at the White House in Washington March 17, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

President Barack Obama meets with Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, on St. Patrick's Day, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) welcomes Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny (L) to the Oval Office for a St. Patrick's Day visit at the White House in Washington March 17 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) welcomes Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny (L) to the Oval Office for a St. Patrick's Day visit at the White House in Washington March 17 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Barack Obama holds a book of poetry by William Butler Yeats given to him by Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny (L) during their meeting in the Oval Office as part of a St. Patricks Day visit at the White House in Washington March 17 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) checks his watch as he and Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny prepare to depart for a luncheon at the U.S. Capitol after their meeting in the Oval Office as part of a St. Patrick's Day visit at the White House in Washington March 17, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny wears a shamrocks on his lapel as he meets U.S. President Barack Obama in the Oval Office during a St. Patrick's Day visit to the White House in Washington March 17, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd L) listens to remarks by Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny (L) after their meeting in the Oval Office on a St. Patrick's Day visit at the White House in Washington March 17, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny speak to reporters after their meeting in the Oval Office as part of a St. Patrick's Day visit at the White House in Washington March 17, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

President Barack Obama meets with Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny smiles during a meeting with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny button their jackets as they depart for a luncheon at the U.S. Capitol after their meeting in the Oval Office as part of a St. Patrick's Day visit at the White House in Washington March 17, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) speaks with Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny in the Oval Office during a St. Patrick's Day visit at the White House in Washington March 17, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to reporters after meeting with Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny at the Oval Office during a St. Patrick's Day visit at the White House in Washington March 17, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Barack Obama listens during remarks by Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny after their meeting in the Oval Office during a St. Patrick's Day visit at the White House in Washington March 17, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) speaks with Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny in the Oval Office during a St. Patrick's Day visit at the White House in Washington March 17, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny (L) delivers remarks after meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama in the Oval Office on a St. Patrick's Day visit at the White House in Washington March 17, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

U.S. President Barack Obama listens during remarks by Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny after their meeting in the Oval Office as part of a St. Patrick's Day visit at the White House in Washington March 17, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

thumbnail: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) listens to remarks by Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny after their meeting in the Oval Office as part of a St. Patrick's Day visit at the White House in Washington March 17, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
thumbnail: President Barack Obama meets with Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, on St. Patrick's Day, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
thumbnail: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) welcomes Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny (L) to the Oval Office for a St. Patrick's Day visit at the White House in Washington March 17 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
thumbnail: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) welcomes Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny (L) to the Oval Office for a St. Patrick's Day visit at the White House in Washington March 17 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
thumbnail: U.S. President Barack Obama holds a book of poetry by William Butler Yeats given to him by Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny (L) during their meeting in the Oval Office as part of a St. Patricks Day visit at the White House in Washington March 17 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
thumbnail: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) checks his watch as he and Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny prepare to depart for a luncheon at the U.S. Capitol after their meeting in the Oval Office as part of a St. Patrick's Day visit at the White House in Washington March 17, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
thumbnail: Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny wears a shamrocks on his lapel as he meets U.S. President Barack Obama in the Oval Office during a St. Patrick's Day visit to the White House in Washington March 17, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
thumbnail: U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd L) listens to remarks by Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny (L) after their meeting in the Oval Office on a St. Patrick's Day visit at the White House in Washington March 17, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
thumbnail: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny speak to reporters after their meeting in the Oval Office as part of a St. Patrick's Day visit at the White House in Washington March 17, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
thumbnail: President Barack Obama meets with Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
thumbnail: Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny smiles during a meeting with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
thumbnail: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny button their jackets as they depart for a luncheon at the U.S. Capitol after their meeting in the Oval Office as part of a St. Patrick's Day visit at the White House in Washington March 17, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
thumbnail: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) speaks with Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny in the Oval Office during a St. Patrick's Day visit at the White House in Washington March 17, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
thumbnail: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to reporters after meeting with Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny at the Oval Office during a St. Patrick's Day visit at the White House in Washington March 17, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
thumbnail: U.S. President Barack Obama listens during remarks by Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny after their meeting in the Oval Office during a St. Patrick's Day visit at the White House in Washington March 17, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
thumbnail: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) speaks with Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny in the Oval Office during a St. Patrick's Day visit at the White House in Washington March 17, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
thumbnail: Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny (L) delivers remarks after meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama in the Oval Office on a St. Patrick's Day visit at the White House in Washington March 17, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
thumbnail: U.S. President Barack Obama listens during remarks by Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny after their meeting in the Oval Office as part of a St. Patrick's Day visit at the White House in Washington March 17, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst