Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Governor Kathy Hochul exchanged gifts, including GAA jerseys and books, after their bilateral meeting in New York City on Monday.
Irish America is being called upon to "use your connections and influence to make sure that the Irish Government grant 100% Redress for Mica and Pyrite affected families."
DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has written to US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi alleging that the Northern Ireland Protocol threatens the Good Friday Agreement.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin laid flowers on the names of the six Irish-born victims who were killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks carried out 20 years ago this month.
The protesters denounced the Taliban's record on women's rights and called on the Irish Government not to recognize the newly-installed Taliban government in Afghanistan.
President Higgins met Pope Francis for the fourth time on Friday morning in the Vatican and discussed a number of topical issues, including climate change and wealth inequality.
