The former president of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, is to receive the 2017 Tipperary International Peace Award.
Mr Santos will be accompanied to Tipperary by Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt - whose long captivity as the hostage of FARC guerrillas and eventual rescue in 2008 made headlines throughout the world.
The guest list at the ceremony on November 16th will include Minister John Halligan, the EU Special Envoy for the Peace Process in Colombia Eamon Gilmore, members of the diplomatic corps and members of the Colombian community in Ireland.
A number of people involved in the Northern Ireland peace process are also due to attend. Leer más...