#northern ireland

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

They want to derail peace because they want to plunge Northern Ireland back into armed conflict. ↗

— Peter Mandelson

#back #because #conflict #derail #into

It's an extraordinary thing, this tiny little province of Northern Ireland, where carnage happened. And I was part of it. I grew up in it. ↗

— Liam Neeson

#extraordinary #extraordinary thing #grew #happened #i

Queen's University flies the flag for the arts in Northern Ireland and beyond. ↗

— Liam Neeson

#beyond #flag #flies #ireland #northern

That feeds anger, and I mean when we went and at last thank heavens got towards peace in Northern Ireland we went for justice within Northern Ireland as well as using security well, as well as a political settlement, but surely that is the lesson. ↗

— Clare Short

#feeds #got #heavens #i #ireland

It... is the best opportunity we've had in the last 25 years to bring about a settlement in Northern Ireland, and I think we should leave no stone unturned to achieve that. ↗

— Dick Spring

#achieve #best #bring #had #i

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

You can get on with your job. I'm going to get on with mine. And mine is to deliver for the people of Northern Ireland, that's what they expect from me and I'm not going to be deflected by interesting academic or media speculation or attempts to take the whole debate back. ↗

— Peter Hain

#attempts #back #debate #deliver #expect

You know, the pessimism which exists now in the Middle East existed in Northern Ireland, but we stayed at it. ↗

— George J. Mitchell

#existed #exists #ireland #know #middle