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| US President-elect Barack Obama has been invited to his Irish ancestral home by Taoiseach Brian Cowen. | US President-elect Barack Obama has been invited to his Irish ancestral home by Taoiseach Brian Cowen. |
| Mr Cowen made the invite as he formally welcomed the historic election victory. | Mr Cowen made the invite as he formally welcomed the historic election victory. |
| Records show Barack Obama's maternal ancestors lived in the Moneygall area of County Offaly more than 150 years ago. | Records show Barack Obama's maternal ancestors lived in the Moneygall area of County Offaly more than 150 years ago. |
| In a statement, Mr Cowen said he was looking forward to "building on the existing deep and cherished ties between our two countries." | In a statement, Mr Cowen said he was looking forward to "building on the existing deep and cherished ties between our two countries." |
| Meanwhile, the US Consul in Belfast, Susan Elliott, said it was likely there would be new ambassadors in London and Dublin. | Meanwhile, the US Consul in Belfast, Susan Elliott, said it was likely there would be new ambassadors in London and Dublin. |
| When asked if talk-show host Oprah Winfrey could find her way to the post in London, Ms Elliott said it could not be ruled out. | When asked if talk-show host Oprah Winfrey could find her way to the post in London, Ms Elliott said it could not be ruled out. |
| "You could see Oprah Winfrey, there has been a lot of speculation about Caroline Kennedy going there. It's an open ball game who will be the new ambassadors," she said. | "You could see Oprah Winfrey, there has been a lot of speculation about Caroline Kennedy going there. It's an open ball game who will be the new ambassadors," she said. |
| The Democratic senator will become the first black president of the United States when he takes office in January. | |
| "It's been a long time coming, but tonight... change has come to America," the president-elect told a jubilant crowd at a victory rally in Chicago. | |
| His rival John McCain accepted defeat, saying "I deeply admire and commend" Mr Obama. He called on his supporters to lend the next president their goodwill. |