The US president is expected to make a special private visit to the Mayo Roscommon Hospice unit in Castlebar today.
Joe Biden turned the sod on the facility during a visit in 2017 when he was US vice president.
President Biden's son Beau died of brain cancer in 2015 and the Mayo Hospice has been dedicated to his memory.
The local foundation has a close relationship with the President, his cousin Laurita Blewitt who has visited the White House on a number of occasions has played a fundraising role with the hospice.
President Biden also sent a video message and letter of congratulations when the Roscommon Hospice was opened in 2021.
In the message he stated it was is an honor that his son Beau's soul lives in the fabric of the Hospice. And he thanked the foundation for the love and dignity they show to those they care for.
Meanwhile, the parish priest of Knock says it's a great honour to have the US President at the Shrine today.
Father Richard Gibbons says they are welcoming the president as a 'pilgrim' rather than a US official.
In the afternoon, the President will arrive at the Shrine, where he will pray privately in the apparition chapel and be told the history of Knock.
He will also receive a piece of the original gabel wall from the Shrine as a gift. Speaking on the Joe Finnegan show, Father Gibbons says people are very proud of Knock hosting President Biden despite his visit being a private one:
'It is a very private visit but there is a great atmosphere around the town. I was walking up the road last evening and it reminded me exactly the evening before the visit of Pope Francis .People were in a wonderful, excited mood and they understood the fact that they can't get as close to the President as the People of Louth.'
