Ahern to meet Clinton

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern is to meet former US President Bill Clinton for talks in Dublin on Friday morning, it emerged tonight.

Mr Clinton, who attended the Ryder Cup event last weekend, today hosted a speaking engagement in the capital.

A Government spokesman said tonight: “Mr Ahern will meet with Mr Clinton for discussions on Irish aid and other matters at Farmleigh House on Friday morning.”

The 42nd US president spoke at a €1,000-a-head seminar entitled Leadership for the Future at the Burlington Hotel.

More than 800 guests heard Mr Clinton speak on the global terror threat, the world energy crisis and third world poverty.