article_snippet: Biden made yet another of Biden trademark gaffes today as Biden met Ireland's prime minister to mark St Patrick's Day - then suggested one side of its sectarian divide was unwelcome in Washington.
article_snippet: I'm with...: Vice president Joe Biden points at shamrock worn in Vice president Joe Biden breast pocket to mark St Patrick's Day .
article_snippet: Vice president Joe Biden then welcomed the Kennys, Irish Ambassador Anne Anderson and the Irish entourage into the Naval Observatory in Washington, Vice president Joe Biden official residence.
article_snippet: In Northern Ireland, there was an immediate demand from a senior Unionist for an apology. '
article_snippet: When Northern Ireland is making such an effort to make St Patrick's Day an inclusive celebration, Joe Biden's comments were disgraceful and careless,' Joe Biden's added.
article_snippet: Joe Biden's's mother, Catherine Finnegan, was of Irish origin.
article_snippet: Joe Biden's ancestors had moved to Northern Ireland in the wake of the potato famine.
article_snippet: Joe Biden's then told the Taoiseach: 'You've become a close friend
article_snippet: Five years ago, Mr Biden incorrectly suggested at a St Patrick's Day reception that the mother of then Irish prime minister Brian Cowen was dead, saying 'God rest the mother of then Irish prime minister Brian Cowen soul', before correcting Mr Biden to say 'God bless the mother of then Irish prime minister Brian Cowen soul'.
article_snippet: the Vice President then invited Mr Biden to play a round of golf in Ireland - the fifth time the Vice President has done so, with no success so far.
article_snippet: Mr Biden replied that last year the Taoiseach had tried to intercede for Mr Biden with the Vice President, telling Mr Biden, 'You gotta let Mr Biden go.
highlights_snippet: Biden was supposed to be greeting Irish prime minister Enda Kenny in Washington to mark feast of Ireland's patron saint .
  
highlights_snippet: Senior Protestant politician from Northern Ireland demands apology from vice-president .
  