Religious groups join opposition to Bush visit

Christian, Buddhist and Muslim representatives have become the latest group to express their opposition to the visit of US President George W Bush next weekend.

The religious groups are due to outline their reasons for opposing the visit at a press conference organised by the NGO Peace Alliance today.

Speaking ahead of the conference, Brendan Butler, the co-ordinator of the alliance, said Mr Bush’s trip to Ireland was a PR stunt designed to woo Irish-American voters ahead of his re-election campaign.