#northern ireland

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On the Northern Ireland question, for instance, the British and Irish governments prohibit media contact with members of the IRA, but we have always gone ahead, believing in the right to information.


Kate Adie


#always #believing #british #contact #gone

People were so keen to get investment. In those days, there was quite significant unemployment in Northern Ireland, and that had been the general pattern in Northern Ireland for many, many years.


John Hume


#days #general #get #had #investment

The basic policy of the British Government was that since the majority of people in Northern Ireland wished to remain in the United Kingdom, that was that. We asked what would happen if the majority wanted something else, if the majority wanted to see Irish unity.


John Hume


#basic #british #british government #else #government

I believe we've spent many years trying to bring about talks which have all the Parties in Northern Ireland involved so that there'd be inclusive talks.


Dick Spring


#believe #bring #i #i believe #inclusive

We're nondenominational. I come from Northern Ireland, and we've had religious wars for years. I didn't want to create an illusion that my God is better than your God. So our show is a spiritual show, not a religious show.


Roma Downey


#come #create #god #had #i

This is the great thing about Northern Ireland. I walk down the street and people stop me and say things like, 'I know you. You're that wee golfer, aren't you?' I say, 'Yeah, that's me.' They say, 'Keep it up, wee man.' It's very funny and that's why I want to stay here as long as possible.


Rory McIlroy


#down #funny #golfer #great #great thing

What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass; it is almost exactly 13 years since the overwhelming majority of people in Ireland and Northern Ireland voted in favour of the agreement signed on Good Friday 1998, paving the way for Northern Ireland to become the exciting and inspirational place that it is today.


Queen Elizabeth II


#almost #become #come #exactly #exciting

In coming to that agreement, my party had a clear philosophy throughout. In Northern Ireland, we should have institutions that respected the differences of the people and that gave no victory to either side.


John Hume


#clear #coming #differences #either #gave

There is not a single injustice in Northern Ireland that is worth the loss of a single British soldier or a single Irish citizen either.


James Callaghan


#citizen #either #injustice #ireland #irish

Barney was interested in bringing professional boxing back to Northern Ireland in a big way.


Barry McGuigan


#barney #big #boxing #bringing #interested