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Thu 06 Jun 2007Ireland's first black mayor set to be elected in PortlaoiseA Nigerian man who arrived here seven years ago seeking asylum is likely to create history by becoming Ireland's first black mayor today, Ronan McGreevy.Cllr Rotimi Adebari (43) was elected to Portlaoise Town Council in 2004 and should take the chain of office when the members meet to elect a new mayor this afternoon.