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Michael D Higgins

Many of us never thought we would see the day when a black man would become president of the USA, but in the early hours of Wednesday morning, it happened.

Galway man Peter Mannion had one hell of a summer job, one that culminated in him meeting president-elect Barack Obama on the steps of Capitol Hill.

In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Sen Barack Obama became the 44th president of the United States of America and the first African-American to achieve this office. It is a day few thought would ever come.

THE ELECTION of African-American Barack Obama as the 44th president of the USA has been welcomed the world over, but especially by black populations.

Never before has the world taken such an interest in a Presidential election as they did in the American race to the White House.

Two events will be held in the city and county next week to mark the inauguration of Barack Obama as the first African-American to become president of the United States.

Ballyvary native and head of news and sport with the new regional radio station i105107, Sinead O'Donnell is on a mission to meet president elect Barack Obama.

“WATCHING BARACK Obama get to The White House was such a one-off experience. For him to go from such obscurity to the highest political position in the world in such as short space time was an unparalleled journey in American politics.”