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13/06/2013
Belfast Mayor Awards Liam Neeson
Newly appointed Lord Mayor of Belfast Máirtín Ó Muilleoir has presented Liam Neeson with the first-ever Belfast Ambassador Commendation as part of a three-day trip to New York.
An initiative of the new Lord Mayor, the Belfast Ambassador Award will be presented to ex-pats and locals who are outstanding advocates for the people and city of Belfast.
Tomorrow, Councillor Ó Muilleoir will meet with New York's Mayor in a bid to discuss ways to enhance business links between the two cities.
The duo will also progress plans for an inward investment mission from the United States to Belfast next Spring.
The Belfast Lord Mayor presented Ballymena-born Neeson with the award along with East Belfast MLA Sammy Douglas.
The Lord Mayor said: "No-one has been a greater ambassador for the arts and culture of Belfast, highlighting its burgeoning theatre scene and its new film-making fame. Liam Neeson has also been a tireless ally of the peace process and a standard-bearer for the transformation Belfast has undergone."
Other meetings during the Lord Mayor’s Stateside visit included Kathryn Wylde, CEO of Partnership for NYC, Mayor Cory Booker of Newark and various Irish American business leaders.
Councillor Ó Muilleoir also visited homeowners affected by Hurricane Sandy.
He will be back in Belfast on Saturday.
(IT/CD)
An initiative of the new Lord Mayor, the Belfast Ambassador Award will be presented to ex-pats and locals who are outstanding advocates for the people and city of Belfast.
Tomorrow, Councillor Ó Muilleoir will meet with New York's Mayor in a bid to discuss ways to enhance business links between the two cities.
The duo will also progress plans for an inward investment mission from the United States to Belfast next Spring.
The Belfast Lord Mayor presented Ballymena-born Neeson with the award along with East Belfast MLA Sammy Douglas.
The Lord Mayor said: "No-one has been a greater ambassador for the arts and culture of Belfast, highlighting its burgeoning theatre scene and its new film-making fame. Liam Neeson has also been a tireless ally of the peace process and a standard-bearer for the transformation Belfast has undergone."
Other meetings during the Lord Mayor’s Stateside visit included Kathryn Wylde, CEO of Partnership for NYC, Mayor Cory Booker of Newark and various Irish American business leaders.
Councillor Ó Muilleoir also visited homeowners affected by Hurricane Sandy.
He will be back in Belfast on Saturday.
(IT/CD)
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