President Mary McAleese is to attend the Vatican ceremony where Catholic Primate Sean Brady will be made a Cardinal on November 24.The Government approved a request from Mrs McAleese, who is currently in New Zealand, to travel to the consistory event. Pope Benedict XVI will honour 23 other senior churchmen with the traditional red hat.
The Taoiseach's spokesman said that Cabinet had not yet decided who would represent the Government at the event.
Earlier this month the Archbishop of Armagh was congratulated on his appointment by the President, the Taoiseach, and the North's First Minister Ian Paisley and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness.
The Republic will now have three cardinals for the first time in its history.
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