First Lady to give speech at Gaiety

US First Lady Michelle Obama will address a group of young Irish people this evening, who have been selected to join her and her daughters Malia,14, and Sasha,12, for a performance of Riverdance at Dublin’s Gaiety Theatre.

Mrs Obama plans to make a speech to the youngsters in the theatre, where she will be hosted by the Taoiseach’s wife, Fionnuala Kenny, and Irish First Lady, Sabina Higgins.

Mrs Obama and her daughters will fly into Dublin at lunchtime for a short visit coinciding with President Barack Obama’s attendance at the G8 summit in Co Fermanagh.