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Tue 04 Apr 2007Ahern stresses important role of Irish emigrantsIrish emigrants and their descendants continued to play a "very important role" in the world on Ireland's behalf, according to Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern.Mr Ahern was announcing yesterday the programme for a one-day conference called Ireland's Attitude to the Diaspora, to be held in Dublin Castle tomorrow.