BALLINA, IRELAND - In Joe Biden's Irish ancestral hometown, distant relatives and well-wishers nursed happy hangovers on Sunday after a night spent toasting the success of the new president-elect - and claimed credit for having"saved the world".
A distance of thousands of kilometres between Ballina and the White House has not diminished the ties that bind Biden to Ireland. He hailed the chance to"reset" relations between the US and European Union at a time when Britain is exiting the EU, to Biden's displeasure.