Ireland may boycott Olympic ceremony

THE Irish Government will not boycott the Olympic Games in China in protest against events in Tibet but may, like many other EU countries, stay away from the opening ceremony, Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern said yesterday.

Ireland supports China’s one-country policy that sees Tibet and Taiwan as part of the People’s Republic of China, Mr Ahern said.

“Ireland is one of the strong supporters of the one China policy and we do so on the basis that China deals with situations in a democratic and fair way on their own territory,” he said.