Keywords: Barack Obama and Enda Kenny in the Oval Office 2012.jpg 38 897409 -77 037445 region US-DC_scale 1500_heading NE Barack Obama and Taoiseach Enda Kenny from Republic of Ireland Ireland during a meeting in the Oval Office on the morning of 20 March 2012 The President the Vice President Joe Biden and the Taoiseach later attended the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives House Speaker 's Friends of Ireland U S Congress Friends of Ireland luncheon held every year on or about Saint Patrick's Day in the United States Capitol Capitol Both men are wearing shamrock in their pockets and green ties to honour the Irish national holiday which occurred on 17 March 2012 Mr Kenny is also wearing an Ireland-America friendship lapel pin 2012-03-20 http //www flickr com/photos/whitehouse/6905307666 White House P032012PS-0222 Pete Souza PD-USGov Uploaded with UploadWizard Barack Obama in 2012 201203201119 Barack Obama in the Oval Office 201203201119 Enda Kenny in 2012 201203201119 Enda Kenny and Barack Obama 201203201119 Saint Patrick's Day in Washington D C 201203201119 Shamrocks 201203201119 March 2012 in the United States 201119 Photographs by Pete Souza 201203201119 Taken with Canon EOS 5D Mark II 201203201119 Uploaded by O'Dea 201203201119 Saint Patrick's Day 2012 Green neckties |