Steven Nelson

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St Patrick’s Day in the White House was a night to remember. The roof almost lifted off to the sound of the cheers that greeted John Hume, when he broke off singing ‘The Town That I Loved So Well’ to say: ‘Come up here Gerry and join in.’ As the applause for the Hume and Adams duet died away, Bruce Morrison turned to Niall O’Dowd and asked: ‘Do you think the State Department will get the message now?’ It was truly a night in which Irish eyes were smiling. Nuns and priests, Loyalist paramilitary leaders, Cardinals and diplomats, the great and the good of America seemed to be saying that peace ...more
The Troubles: Ireland's Ordeal 1966–1995 and the Search for Peace
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