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May 15th, 2012
I served for over 8 years as a member of the British Irish Assembly and during that time made some great friendships across the Irish Sea. I want to put on the record my appreciation of the work you do…
May 14th, 2012
Good afternoon co-chairs, members of the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly, fellow parliamentarians, ladies and gentlemen…
May 14th, 2012
Good afternoon everybody. It is always a pleasure to speak with the workers of one of the leading global providers of healthcare products in the world…
May 13th, 2012
There is a lot in the title the Great famine. An Gorta Mór. Hunger scourged our country, pursued our people long before the 1840s….
May 12th, 2012
Mayor Naughton, Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen. I’m delighted to be with you tonight. Occasions like this show how we are at our best when we come together in common purpose…
May 11th, 2012
Welcome to the launch of The Gathering. Thank you all for coming,
In Irish – we use the words criunniu agus bailiu – to denote gathering together…
May 11th, 2012
One of the themes explored in the context of World Press Freedom Day last week was the power of media freedom to transform societies. This seems entirely apposite given the dramatic events of 2011…
May 11th, 2012
The Private Members Bill put forward by Deputy McGuinness provides for the Comptroller and Auditor General to audit local authority accounts, local authority audits and local auditor reports and the…
May 11th, 2012
I am very pleased to have the opportunity to address you this morning at your Annual Conference. The twin themes of the conference – “change and growth” – seem to me to be especially relevant at this…
May 11th, 2012
The primary purpose of this Bill is to close an existing loophole in the law. Under the Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 it is an offence to withhold information in respect of a serious criminal…
May 16th, 2012
May 16th, 2012
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