Obama fever builds in Moneygall

Residents in US President Barack Obama's ancestral home in Ireland queued for up to six hours to secure a "golden ticket" to see his homecoming today.

Obama fever builds in Moneygall

Residents in US President Barack Obama's ancestral home in Ireland queued for up to six hours to secure a "golden ticket" to see his homecoming today.

Two thousand people will be part of the president's sweeping visit to the rural village of Moneygall, Co Offaly, on Monday.

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