Jess Kelly

Myself, Shane and his producer Clare walked down to the White House on Sunday and I was expecting this huge wow moment.

Myself, Shane and his producer Clare walked down to the White House on Sunday and I was expecting this huge wow moment.

Think of all the times that we have seen the White House, whether it's on the news, in the news, in TV shows, in film, it's been everywhere all the time.

Think of all the times that we have seen the White House, whether it's on the news, in the news, in TV shows, in film, it's been everywhere all the time.

There's been a huge shift even in the past 12 months since we last spoke.

What's the status of the market and how different are the US and Ireland at the moment in terms of the recruitment market?

So I was expecting the same kind of oh my gosh moment I had when I first saw the Sydney Opera House.

So I was expecting the same kind of oh my gosh moment I had when I first saw the Sydney Opera House.

But as we approached, it was, for lack of a better phrase, a bit meh.

But as we approached, it was, for lack of a better phrase, a bit meh.

There were huge black chain-linked fences all around.

There were huge black chain-linked fences all around.

The square in the front of the building is a construction site, and there were diggers and huge piles of dirt everywhere.

The square in the front of the building is a construction site, and there were diggers and huge piles of dirt everywhere.

And I just didn't get that, oh my gosh, moment.

And I just didn't get that, oh my gosh, moment.

And I genuinely had expected it.

And I genuinely had expected it.

Washington has been on my want-to-travel list for years.

Washington has been on my want-to-travel list for years.