Taoiseach to meet Clinton in Dublin

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern is to hold talks with former US president Bill Clinton in Dublin on Saturday.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern is to hold talks with former US president Bill Clinton in Dublin on Saturday.

Mr Clinton is in Ireland to attend a private fundraising event in Ballsbridge for his wife Hillary's presidential campaign.

Mr Ahern will meet Mr Clinton at Government Buildings and both will later pose for an official photocall.

The fundraising event will be held in the spacious Raglan Road home of Dublin lawyer Brian Farren, who is a member of the bar of the US Supreme Court.

More than 100 people are expected at the function.

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