Taoiseach and Tánaiste to launch UN council bid in New York

Ireland's bid to gain a seat on the United Nations Security Council will get off to a rocking start tonight as over 190 ambassadors were guests of Ireland at U2's sold-out show at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Daniel McConnell in New York

Ireland's bid to gain a seat on the United Nations Security Council will get off to a rocking start tonight as over 190 ambassadors will be guests of Ireland at U2's sold-out show at Madison Square Garden in New York.