Joe Biden: Meet the Irish cousins cheering on the president-elect

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"Joe Biden told me: 'I'll be back as president.' Please God he will." Irish plumber Joe Blewitt has more reason than most to cheer a Democratic victory in the US election. For one, it means he can tell people a famous cousin of his will soon be taking up office as the president of the United States. For another, his town of Ballina, County Mayo can hope the new US president-elect keeps his promise and makes his way back to the west of Ireland soon. If Mr Biden does visit Ireland, he may have to do a bit of a tour to see all his relatives - the Blewitt clan are among several Irish families who claim kinship with the next US president. Mr Biden's great, great,...

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