Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

This is a particularly happy day for the American people. I wish President Obama and his lovely wife, Michelle, well. It was a great achievement to become the 44th President of the United States of America. He received tremendous support from the Irish Diaspora and family members in America supported him warmly because he was an excellent President. This morning he made an inspirational acceptance speech in which he welcomed immigrants from all over the world to the land of the free and the brave. There are 40 million Irish-Americans and the Irish helped to build America.