About a dozen Ukrainian journalists rose from their seats and held up posters against government censorship during President Viktor Yanukovych’s speech on press freedom at a newspaper conference.

The Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, is due to address the 56th World Newspaper Congress at the RDS in Dublin later today.

BONO and Taoiseach Bertie Ahern will address the World Newspaper Congress, which will held here for the first time in June.