New Secretary of State John Kerry met with Irish Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore at the State Department on Monday, and both spoke of the close ties between Ireland and the U.S.

The American Ireland Fund will host its 21st Annual National Gala on Monday evening, March 18, 2013 featuring a keynote address by An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, T.D., Prime Minister of Ireland.

At the evening’s Gala, over 750 influential American and Irish political and corporate leaders will gather at the event to honor U.S. Senator Patrick Toomey (R-PA) and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) as they are presented with the 2013 American Ireland Fund Leadership Award. In addition, Ambassador Daniel Rooney (former United States Ambassador to Ireland) and Ambassador Michael Collins (Ambassador of Ireland to the United States) will receive The American Ireland Fund Public Service Award for their contributions to Ireland and Irish-America. In attendance will be Gala Chair Mark H. Tuohey and Honorary Chairs of the Gala: Sir Peter Westmacott, British Ambassador to U.S.; Hon. Peter T. King and Hon. Richard E. Neal. A special musical performance will feature Sir. James Galway.

Ambassador Michael Collins has welcomed West Point alumni to the Embassy, as well as Ireland Reunions founder, Certificate of Heritage Affiliated Genealogist and West Point alumnus, Mike Healy.

His jacket filled with inauguration badges with the slogan ‘I was there’ and speaking as confidently as a priest at Sunday mass, he danced around the scores of people.

The 2012 Irish Legal 100 will be unveiled at a ceremony in the Irish Embassy in Washington DC on Thursday.

An expert  has estimated that  the White House would sell for between $110 and $115 million if put up for sale.

Lightweight Jamie Kavanagh (8-0-1, 3 KOs) had the toughest assignment of his professional career on Saturday night when he fought to a majority draw against Ramesis Gil (6-3-5, 5 KOs).

United Airlines will shortly announce a new flight between Dublin and Washington starting on May 22nd in 2012.

Catch up with what the Irish have been reading out so far today.

This Washington DC entrant for this year’s Rose of Tralee, has spoken about her heartbreak over the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre.

After months of desperately trying to find a seller for the late Senator Ted Kennedy’s home, his widow Victoria Reggie Kennedy has slashed $1 million off the price of her former  8,900-square-foot residence in Washington D.C..

Northern Irish business leaders will once again assemble in Washington, D.C. next week for a business briefing relating to growing investment by U.S. companies in the region.

From New York to Hot Springs, Arkansas, and from Rock Island, Illinois to New London, Wisconsin, thousands of people from a range of backgrounds will come together to cheer on and participate in St. Patrick’s Day Parades. Here’s a look at some outstanding Irish Americans around the country who have been chosen by their communities to lead the marchers, dancers, bands, societies, and floats down the parade route.