First visit of the Dalai Lama in 20 years

TIBET’S spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has arrived in Ireland for his first visit in 20 years.

The Nobel Peace Prize laureate will speak at sold-out events in Dublin, Kildare and Limerick in the coming days as part of his third trip to the country.

The 76-year-old exiled leader, who fled Tibet in 1959 after a failed uprising against Chinese rule, was invited to the country by close friend Richard Moore, founder of the Children in Crossfire charity.