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27/03/2018
Bill Clinton And George Mitchell To Be Awarded Freedom Of Belfast
Former US President Bill Clinton and Senator George Mitchell are to be awarded the freedom of Belfast.
The two men are being recognised for their services to peace in Northern Ireland.
A special council meeting will take place to officially confer the honour.
Mr Clinton and Senator Mitchell will be the 83rd and 84th recipients of the Freedom of the City of Belfast.
(CD/MH)
The two men are being recognised for their services to peace in Northern Ireland.
A special council meeting will take place to officially confer the honour.
Mr Clinton and Senator Mitchell will be the 83rd and 84th recipients of the Freedom of the City of Belfast.
(CD/MH)
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US Peacebuilders Honoured With Freedom Of The City
A ceremony has been held in the historic setting of the Ulster Hall to confer the Freedom of the City of Belfast on Bill Clinton and Senator George J. Mitchell.
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A ceremony has been held in the historic setting of the Ulster Hall to confer the Freedom of the City of Belfast on Bill Clinton and Senator George J. Mitchell.
26 January 2023
DUP Urges PM To Ensure UK A 'Beacon Of Religious Freedom'
The DUP has called on the Prime Minister to review UK law to ensure that England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are beacons of religious freedom across the world. Making the call, DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, said: "My party hosted Isabel Vaughan-Spruce yesterday as she visited Parliament.
DUP Urges PM To Ensure UK A 'Beacon Of Religious Freedom'
The DUP has called on the Prime Minister to review UK law to ensure that England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are beacons of religious freedom across the world. Making the call, DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, said: "My party hosted Isabel Vaughan-Spruce yesterday as she visited Parliament.
12 November 2007
UDA Keeps Its Guns
There’s to be no decommissioning of the loyalist Ulster Defence Association’s weapons even though it has claimed to have ‘stood down’ part of its organisation, the Ulster Freedom Fighters. A statement from the UDA’s ‘military wing’ the UFF said that its weapons were being put beyond use, but stressed this did not mean they would be decommissioned.
UDA Keeps Its Guns
There’s to be no decommissioning of the loyalist Ulster Defence Association’s weapons even though it has claimed to have ‘stood down’ part of its organisation, the Ulster Freedom Fighters. A statement from the UDA’s ‘military wing’ the UFF said that its weapons were being put beyond use, but stressed this did not mean they would be decommissioned.
20 March 2008
Clinton Calls Off Ireland Visit
The former US President, Bill Clinton, who was due to attend a variety of events in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland next month has cancelled the trip - due to a change in his schedule. Among other things, he was to have participated in an event marking the 10th anniversary of the Belfast Agreement.
Clinton Calls Off Ireland Visit
The former US President, Bill Clinton, who was due to attend a variety of events in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland next month has cancelled the trip - due to a change in his schedule. Among other things, he was to have participated in an event marking the 10th anniversary of the Belfast Agreement.
23 November 2001
Irish bound scholars recognised in Washington
United States students, who are bidding to secure the prestigious and much sought after George Mitchell Scholarships, have had their efforts recognised at an event hosted in Washington DC by Alan Shannon, Permanent Secretary, Department for Employment and Learning (DEL).
Irish bound scholars recognised in Washington
United States students, who are bidding to secure the prestigious and much sought after George Mitchell Scholarships, have had their efforts recognised at an event hosted in Washington DC by Alan Shannon, Permanent Secretary, Department for Employment and Learning (DEL).
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