Anthony Holmes, director of the Africa program for the Council on Foreign Relations, said it is unlikely Somalia will emerge as "a breeding ground for terrorism" because of its clan-based society.

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They are Mayo goalkeeper Peter Burke, Anthony Lynch (Cork), Paddy Christie (Dublin), Colin Holmes (Tyrone), Tomas O Se (Kerry), Declan Meehan (Galway), Evan Kelly (Meath), Joe Bergin (Galway), Paul Barden (Longford), Derek Savage (Galway) and Ray Cosgrove (Dublin).

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