Irish bishop gets top UN job

An Irish bishop at the Vatican has been appointed to a top United Nations job.

An Irish bishop at the Vatican has been appointed to a top United Nations job.

Bishop Diarmuid Martin was today named as the Vatican's representative to the UN and the World Trade Organisation in Geneva.

The 57-year-old entered Vatican service in 1977 and has played a major role in rallying support for the Pope's campaign for third world debt reduction.

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