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US PRESIDENT JOE Biden has a busy day with a series of engagements in Dublin today.
Because of that, road closures in and around Dublin, and in particular, Leinster House, will be disruptive.
At 11am, Biden will meet with President Michael D. Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin, where the US president will participate in a tree-planting ceremony and ring the Peace Bell.
The park will be closed to the public until 5pm today as a security measure for the visit.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will also meet with Biden at lunchtime at Farmleigh House in Phoenix Park. After, the President will attend a youth Gaelic sports demonstration.
Biden will deliver an address to the Oireachtas just before 4pm today.
Earlsfort Terrace remains closed to traffic until Saturday, while road closures in the following areas will remain in place until this evening:
Ship Street, Castle Street and Palace Street will also be closed from 8am this morning.
Members of the public travelling in the affected areas are being asked by An Garda Síochána to plan their journeys to ensure they leave enough time for possible traffic disruptions and to expect some localised delays.
Good luck in your new home! It’s a great relief to finally have your own keys after years of paying rent.
Good luck in your new home, and if you can, up your mortgage payment to reduce the life of the mortgage. It’s pays off in the long run.
@Gigi Power: that’s a terrible idea. Here’s why. If you’re paying extra and after say, 10 years, you fall on hard times, & cant pay, your house will be repossessed. Mortgage interests should be lower than regular loan rates. Invest any extra money into a high return account, and when you have the amount saved to pay off the balance, you can do so. However, if you’re making more on interest, than you’re paying in interest, you’re better off not paying it off early, plus consider any tax benefits.
@Mickey Amoko: you have more chance of losing your ‘high interest’ investments than being unable to repay your home and have it repossessed. For a tiny €850 a month mortgage, good advice is to pay more if you have the ability to do so, and if you need to, you can always re-structure. Sifting through the nonsense statements on J.ie, as usual.
Having to revolut her partner 20e to buy stuff for builders seems pretty odd mid week . Would he not buy stuff unless she contributed or use joint account ?
@Daniel: they would be getting no tea or biscuits after waking me up at 6.15am with a call!!!
Liked the read. I will be (hopefully) buying my home early in the new year so found this interest. Ye are doing great.
The term ‘partner’ is mentioned 25 times in this article, is that really necessary?
@Jack: did you count that? Is it necessary for me to check?
This writer is the most “Aisling” contributor to date. Love it.
Great read Nigella
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