President Obama may only stay in Ireland for five hours

'Tis a shame that O'Bama will stay such a short time. We here in the states were hoping that you'd keep him at least 'til 2013!!! Ed

Woodkern you are right. I was thinking that I would stop reading any further articles in Irish Central about President Obama, as not only do I get annoyed by the ignorant and ridiculous comments but I am mortified to think that I share ethnicity with the hateful respondents. Yeah Niall an accidental tourist to your site might seriously get the wrong impression. You have a serious Fox5 following.

Good!!! Making it zero would be better. It will save the people of Ireland a lot of money.

I think he should spend the night at the castle that the US (Republican) Ambassdaor to Ireland Dan Rooney chooses for him and that's all it will take and he'll come back time and time again. Also, I think the Ambassador should arrange for an official hoolie to be held for our great President to celebrate his achievement of health care reform when other Presidents simply could not get it done. We are a much kindler and gentler more respected nation because of his efforts and it evidently took a President that was half Black and part Irish to get the job done finally...what a hero!!!

Wow, aren't we Irish lucky! An American President will grace us with his presence for nearly a quarter of a day! Yippee! IF this is true it is undoubtedly the most patronizing act committed by a US leader in relation to Ireland in a very long time - sure you matter Paddy, but not a whole heck of a lot. Don't bother Barack, sure you won't even be able to make it to Moneygall and back to the airport. No pubs with your picture, no "Barack was here"posters, Ireland might never be the same. I doubt anyone will care that he doesn't care..

it's a big thank you to the member who tabulated that George W Bush spent more days away from the White House.it saved the citizens from any more of his "decision points"...whew!! As for a 5 hour visit...I think President Obama would know better than to agree to that...that would be disrespectful... So stop spreading inaccurate information...

I think if President Obama only spends five hours in Ireland, he will make another trip there, because he will see, for himself how beautiful it is. I'm sure there will be a warm Irish welcome for him, which will bring out the Irish in him.

Given how any mention of the President attacts spiteful wingnuts to these comment boards like sugar does ants, Niall O'Dowd may indeed become Fox's strongest competition!

You lucky Irish wish he could stay for an extended period of time say 5 years.

Obama's trip is nothing but a photo op. And as far as the comment about Bush's many vacations, first get over old hate and second try to think through it and acknowledge that Bush was always working while on his ranch. Maybe he just wanted to get breaks from the DC phonies and back stabbers. Back to Obama, all presidents go on photo ops.

5 hours luck of the Irish. If you played 18 a little faster he would not be in country so long

hyattsville..Your post rings so true and no one said a word when Bush took presidential vacations to a whole new level. Let's face it, with some of the posters, Obama can't win no matter what he does, and how good of a job he is doing. Ireland, Obama is a good president and a good man. I do hope he can spend a bit more time...But be sure if he does, they will just rip him apart here in the states for that also.

You want him longer? We can work out a trade with the Service Workers Union or the Teachers Union. Read his two books...he expressed disdain for the white side of his heritage, now he needs Irish American votes. He is doing some good things and some not so good things, but he is not one of America's GREAT presidents.

I'm one half Irish myself and although some are feeling lucky he is graceing Irish shores for five hours, I feel like they may be luckier he isn't. Seems like his loyalties may be elsewhere. In the USA we're stuck with him almost 2 more years. This just seems like a photo-op to me

Why waste the time and the $$$.........after all, he says he is an African-American, not an Irish-American