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Taoiseach Bertie Ahern leaves Capitol Hill yesterday with US President George W Bush, Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern (far left), Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (second from right), and Northern Secretary Peter Hain, after a St Patrick's Day luncheon.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern leaves Capitol Hill yesterday with US President George W Bush, Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern (far left), Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (second from right), and Northern Secretary Peter Hain, after a St Patrick's Day luncheon.


Photograph: Jim Young/Reuters
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  • Gardai prepare for major security operation

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