Bush to visit Ireland for EU summit next year

US President George W Bush is expected to come to Ireland next year, but the Government claimed yesterday the planned EU/US summit will pass without major disruption or demonstrations.

Bush to visit Ireland for EU summit next year

Mr Bush’s recent visit to England prompted an unprecedented security operation involving 14,000 police at a cost of almost 8 million as tens of thousands of anti-war and environmental protestors took to the streets.

As well as a celebration of EU enlargement to be attended by the member leaders, European Minister Dick Roche said there will be an EU/US Summit in Ireland as part of the EU presidency and that the Government was awaiting a date from Washington.

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