Ireland to take 2 Guantanamo inmates

DUBLIN – Irish Justice Minister Dermot Ahern says his country will resettle two inmates being freed soon from the Guantanamo prison camp in Cuba.

Ahern's announcement came after a meeting Wednesday with new U.S. Ambassador Dan Rooney, and six months after President Barack Obama asked European countries to help find new homes for released inmates. So far, few countries have agreed to take ex-Guantanamo prisoners who cannot return safely to their homelands.

Ahern says Irish officials visited Washington and Guantanamo last week and identified two inmates who could be resettled in Ireland within the next two months. He says the men's identities, travel details and locations of new residences will be kept secret.