United States President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush" class="extiw" title="w:George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> accepts a bowl of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/shamrock" class="extiw" title="w:shamrock">shamrock</a> from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoiseach" class="extiw" title="w:Taoiseach">Taoiseach</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertie_Ahern" class="extiw" title="w:Bertie Ahern">Bertie Ahern</a> during the annual <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_Day" class="extiw" title="w:Saint Patrick's Day">Saint Patrick's Day</a> Shamrock Ceremony in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roosevelt_Room" class="extiw" title="w:Roosevelt Room">Roosevelt Room</a> at the White House, March 17, 2005. Both of them are wearing green ties, a colour associated with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland" class="extiw" title="w:Ireland">Ireland</a>.
White House photo by Paul Morse
Taken on 17 March 2005
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