W00t!
http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0628/adebarir.html
This is a good day for the country
Quote:
Forty-three-year-old Rotimi Adebari arrived in Ireland seven years ago after fleeing religious persecution in his homeland along with his wife and two children.
He has been a councillor in Portlaoise since 2004 and reports this morning say he is set to be elected as mayor this afternoon under a pact between Fine Gael, Sinn Féin and independent councillors.
Mr Adebari has set up a consultancy company that trains other organisations in cross-cultural awareness and also works for Laois County Council co-ordinating an integration project for local immigrants.
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Now here's the
other interesting bit. BBC News has the article posted in the "Northern Ireland" section. E-mail sent already
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/n...nd/6251094.stm