Joe Biden told his Irish cousin Laurita Blewitt, who was working on his campaign earlier this year, that if he becomes President, his "priority" will be to visit Ireland again.
New Irish government leader Micheál Martin failed to appoint a single cabinet member from the west of the Shannon, striking anger along the Wild Atlantic Way in the west of Ireland.
Mark Ruffalo joined a Green Party webinar on Monday in support of the current Programme for Government which seeks to prevent the import of fracked gas from the US to Ireland.
In a landmark ruling, the US Supreme Court found that the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which forbids discrimination based on sex, also applies to sexual orientation.
Negotiations between TDs from each of the parties lasted until about 4 a.m on Saturday night in an attempt to resolve several outstanding issues before finalizing a deal.
At least two US Senators and three US Congressmen have voiced their disappointment over the deportation of Malachy McAllister back to Ireland this week.
Fine Gael's David McManus has called for "reckless" protesters to have their social welfare payments removed "as their actions are a blatant breach of public health guidelines."
Republicans Chris Smith and Peter King, and Democrats Eliot Engel and Bill Pascrell submit letter to the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Chad F. Wolf seeking an extension of Malachy McAllister's stay.
