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Sat 07 Jul 2006McAleese welcomes 'new Irish'Hundreds of "new Irish" families from as far away as China, Afghanistan and Iran met President Mary McAleese at a garden party at Áras an Uachtaráin yesterday.It would be hard to imagine a nicer day to take a glass of wine, or Guinness, on to the lawns of the Áras for the International Community garden party. There wasn't a cloud in the sky as the sun shone, bringing out the colour of the national costumes from dozens of countries.