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Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume is to unveil a memorial high in the Swiss Alps to Ireland's last Gaelic chieftains, it has been revealed.
A ceremony will also mark the momentous Flight of the Earls through the small town of Andermatt exactly four centuries ago this St Patrick's Day.
Irish Ambassador to Switzerland James Sharkey said weeks of celebrations will lead up to the inauguration of the memorial. "This will be one of the great highlights of St Patrick's Day celebrations in Europe this year," he said.
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Former US President Bill Clinton and Senator George Mitchell, who chaired the talks leading to the 1998 Good Friday Accord in Northern Ireland, will mark the 10th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement with a dinner in Northern Ireland in April.
Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern have also been invited to the dinner in Belfast, organised by the US-Ireland Alliance.
John Hume has confirmed that he will attend.
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