DUBLIN - Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Ireland today to drum up business and investment with European peers and visit his ancestors' home on the Emerald Isle.

Amid the ongoing clash between Ottawa and Washington, Dublin is working hard to stay out of the kerfuffle and charm both sides with its famous hospitality.

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Carney visited County Mayo in Ireland ahead of the G7 meeting in France