‘Great day for the parish’ – Irish Twitter reacts to news of Joe Biden’s presidency

Yesterday evening it was announced that, after several days of counting, a decision had been made and Joe Biden would become the 46th president of the United States of America.  Already having claimed the new President-Elect as their own, Irish people have joined in on the celebrations since word first broke with locals down in Co Mayo - his great-great-great grandfather's homestead - amongst those most overjoyed by the news. Cheering on his victory from all the way across the water, bottles of bubbly were popped and many a smile could be seen across the county as people toasted to Mr Biden's success. https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/1325154278164623360 https://twitter.com/TeresaMannion/status/1325144189366112256 A number of well-known Irish faces congratulated President Biden on the historic win, including Chris O'Dowd, who - in true Irish fashion - described it as a "great day for the parish". https://twitter.com/BigBoyler/status/1325259735659130880 https://twitter.com/BigBoyler/status/1325131895336701957 https://twitter.com/BryanNewsatOne/status/1325128850515308551 https://twitter.com/Hozier/status/1325125449052250118 https://twitter.com/siobhni/status/1325126608445902850 Both the Taoiseach and the Tanáiste have also passed on kind words with  Michéal Martin saying that the Pennsylvania man has been "a true friend of this nation throughout his life". https://twitter.com/MichealMartinTD/status/1325115676873388035 https://twitter.com/LeoVaradkar/status/1325135994258026498 Even Jedward had their say, summing things up with possibly one of their best tweets to date. https://twitter.com/planetjedward/status/1325125065638211586 At almost 78 years of age, Joe Biden will become America's oldest serving President by the time of his official inauguration in January 2021.

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