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06/12/2001
Durkan meets President McAleese in Derry
Deputy First Minister, Mark Durkan, has thanked President Mary McAleese for the contribution she has made to the people of Ireland.
He was speaking following a private meeting with the President in the Verbal Arts Centre in Derry on December 6. The meeting was their first since Mr Durkan was elected Deputy First Minister.
He said: “The President has always worked sensitively and with compassion, and has shown tremendous leadership. I am pleased to have had the opportunity to meet and talk with her here today. I was able to share my views on the priorities facing the devolved administration in the north and, in particular, to give her an update on the work that the Executive is undertaking in North Belfast. I understand that President McAleese welcomed the children of Holy Cross Girls Primary School to her home yesterday in Dublin.” (CD)
He was speaking following a private meeting with the President in the Verbal Arts Centre in Derry on December 6. The meeting was their first since Mr Durkan was elected Deputy First Minister.
He said: “The President has always worked sensitively and with compassion, and has shown tremendous leadership. I am pleased to have had the opportunity to meet and talk with her here today. I was able to share my views on the priorities facing the devolved administration in the north and, in particular, to give her an update on the work that the Executive is undertaking in North Belfast. I understand that President McAleese welcomed the children of Holy Cross Girls Primary School to her home yesterday in Dublin.” (CD)
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