US Senator Bernie Sanders to speak at Dalkey Book Festival in June

US Senator and former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is to come to Ireland in June, it has been announced.

The left-wing veteran politician was a revelation in the race to become the Democratic candidate last year, running Hilary Clinton incredibly close.

He is to appear at an event in the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre as part of the Dalkey Book Festival, and will be joined in conversation by broadcaster and economist David McWilliams.