It's the Dublin Day of Joe Biden's visit to Ireland. The US President has four separate engagements in the capital throughout the day.
This morning he'll meet with President Michael D Higgins at Aran an Uachtarain, planting a tree as part of the ceremony.
He'll then take the short trip down the park to Farmleigh where he'll meet the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar for a bilateral meeting.
It will be more of an in depth discussion than they had yesterday when they met for less than four minutes on the tarmac of Dublin Airport.
The big set piece will be an address to a joint sitting of the Dáil and Seanad this afternoon, one which will be boycotted by People Before Profit. It follows his visit to Louth yesterday.
Brilliant reception for @POTUS Joe Biden in Dundalk this evening.
A warm welcome for a true and dear friend of Ireland. pic.twitter.com/Ct78CCXks8— Micheál Martin (@MichealMartinTD) April 12, 2023
This evening the President will be hosted at a state dinner at Dublin Castle.
45 streets in the South Inner City have parking restrictions in place since Tuesday, and will remain in place until Saturday.
The Phoenix Park closed its gates at five o'clock yesterday evening, and there'll be no access until five o'clock this evening.
At seven o'clock last night, the following roads in the capital were fully closed: Kildare Street, Molesworth St, Merrion Street, Merrion St Upper, Fitzwilliam Lane, School House Lane, Merrion Sq West and Merrion Sq South.
Gardaí have asked the public to heed their advice and instructions as they facilitate President Biden's visit.
Dublin City Centre remains open for business today, and An Garda Síochána says it will continue to liaise with businesses and local residents in the key locations.
