Historic Ard Fheis this weekend
This year's Ard Fheis is set to be one of the biggest Ard
Fheiseanna ever, with a record attendance of both delegates and
media and the recent announcement by Nobel Peace Prize laureate
José Ramos Horta of his intention to attend.
Horta had been invited to attend the annual Ard Fheis by Sinn
Féin President Gerry Adams. Former foreign minister of a briefly
independent East Timor, he is currently exiled by the Indonesian
regime now controlling his country. His insightful views of the
analogies between the 22 year-old conflict in his own land and
that in Ireland should provide an interesting freshness to the
proceedings.
Full reports next week
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