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03/04/2007
Dermot Ahern to deliver peace lecture
Dermot Ahern, the Republic of Ireland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, is to deliver the Tip O’Neill peace lecture at the University of Ulster’s Magee campus tonight.
The Tip O’Neill Chair, funded by the Ireland Funds, commemorates the former Speaker of the US House of Representatives, who was well known for his support of the peace process in Northern Ireland.
Among others to have delivered lectures in the series are former US President Bill Clinton, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, President of the European Commission Romano Prodi, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, former Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald, US Senator John Kerry and Irish President Mary McAleese.
Nobel Laureate Professor John Hume is currently the holder of the Tip O’Neill Chair in Peace Studies at the University of Ulster.
(JM)
The Tip O’Neill Chair, funded by the Ireland Funds, commemorates the former Speaker of the US House of Representatives, who was well known for his support of the peace process in Northern Ireland.
Among others to have delivered lectures in the series are former US President Bill Clinton, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, President of the European Commission Romano Prodi, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, former Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald, US Senator John Kerry and Irish President Mary McAleese.
Nobel Laureate Professor John Hume is currently the holder of the Tip O’Neill Chair in Peace Studies at the University of Ulster.
(JM)
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