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PA File picture dated 10/09/2003 of Foreign affairs minister Dermot Ahern, who along with leading Irish aid agency bosses, will travel to the Asian tsunami disaster zone to assess the situation on the ground, Saturday January 8, 2005. Mr Ahern said the delegation's visit to Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka was intended to reflect the Government's deep concern about the catastrophe. The minister was accompanied on the journey by the heads of Concern, Goal, Trocaire and the Irish Red Cross. See PA Story DEATH Quake. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Photo credit should read: PA