Irish soul singer, Laura Izibor has said she is 'honoured and delighted' to receive an invitation from President Barack Obama for the traditional St. Patrick's Day celebrations in The White House on March 17th.

Every St. Patricks Day, the American President hosts a celebration of all things Irish with a traditional hand-over of shamrock from the Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) but this year he will be joined by Meteor Award/Choice Award nominee Laura Izibor.

Laura, whose debut album 'Let the Truth be Told' reached the US top 30 is currently on tour across the US and will be joined by top Irish golfer Padraic Harrington and champion female boxer Katie Taylor for the event.