Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern will visit County Roscommon later as part of 16th Percy French Festival.
The former leader of Fianna Fáil will deliver a keynote speech at Castlecoote House on day two of the event.
Mr Ahern, who resigned as Taoiseach in 2008, will deliver a speech titled' 'Towards a vision for a New Ireland in the current landscape'.
He will be appearing at the festival at around 12.30 pm this afternoon for what is an all-ticket affair.
The theme of this year's Percy French Festival, which runs until Friday, is 'Our Great Disconnect'.