The unique relationship between Ireland and the US will be to the forefront of this year’s Kennedy Summer School when it visits the ancestral home of JFK.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair will continue to be a key ally for the United States even if Democrat presidential candidate John Kerry succeeds in ousting George Bush from the White House, a senior aid to the challenger said today.

A FEROCIOUS political row broke out last night after the Government was accused of calling the referendum on citizenship after its private research identified immigration as the main voter issue.