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WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: (AFP-OUT) Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny speaks alongside U.S. President Barack Obama during a St. Patrick's Day reception in the East Room of the White House on March 17, 2011 in Washington, DC. Obama will visit Ireland in May as part of a European trip. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON - MARCH 17:  (AFP-OUT)  Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny speaks alongside U.S. President Barack Obama during a St. Patrick's Day reception in the East Room of the White House on March 17, 2011 in Washington, DC.  Obama will visit Ireland in May as part of a European trip. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)