Pacing ourselves
A non-negotiable principle of our peace and reconciliation process is that none of our citizens should be forced to travel
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Sharing the Christmas cheer
Belfast is blessed arith legions of people who will go the extra mile this week to ensure the poor and
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A strong friend in Boston
I usually take a bit of a ribbing for describing Boston as the Capital of Irish America. “Didn’t you just
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Pride and Progress
I had the privilege of marking the 20th Aisling Awards ceremony in the Europa Hotel on Thursday by delivering the
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Salutations de Paris
The ties of history and heritage, not to mention religion and revolution, which bind France and Ireland are legend but
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At the heart of Europe for another 1400 years
For all its oft-publicised flaws, there is something enormously redemptive about the European Union in session. Indeed, as I watched
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“There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in”
Do not dwell on what has passed away or what has yet to be, sang Leonard Cohen. Things just got
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At every turn, a ready ear
After three hectic days of engagements on the west coast, during which I am astonished all over again at the
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Fresh Start with Firm Friends
I travel to San Francisco today to start a week-long visit to the US showcasing the progress made by the
Read MoreIs fann guala gan bráthair/A shoulder is weak without a brother (or a sister)
Minister Derek Mackay of Scotland and Minister Mark Drakeford of Wales joined me in Newry, Co Down, right in the
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