Taoiseach welcomes Pope's New Year message

The Taoiseach has welcomed the Pope's World Day of Peace message for the New Year. He says the Pope's call for greater tolerance of other cultures has a particular reference for people in Ireland as it becomes more multicultural.

"I would exhort all," he said "to strive for a society where each one of us is treated on his or her own merits and not on the basis of prejudice".