City should remember Hillery - SF Colr
Published Date:
16 April 2008
By Staff reporter
Sinn Féin Councillor Maeve McLaughlin has called for a book of condolences to be opened for the former president of Ireland, Patrick Hillery, who died at the weekend and will be buried in Dublin today.
Dr.Hillery came to international prominence in the aftermath of Bloody Sunday when he called for UN peacekeepers to be deployed on the streets of the North to prevent a civil war.
Councillor McLaughlin said local people should be given the opportunity to pay tribute to Dr. Hillery.
“He was President of Ireland from 1976-1990 in which the highlight was greeting Pope John Paul II on his visit to Ireland in 1979. Dr. Hillery was also one of the key negotiators during the talks ahead of Ireland's accession to EU after which he was appointed Ireland's first European Commissioner in 1973 serving until 1976.
“He left office in 1990 having served the maximum two terms and I think it is fitting that the people of the North are allowed to show their respect by having a book of condolences opened at the Guildhall,” she said.
The full article contains 188 words and appears in Foyle News newspaper.
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Last Updated:
15 April 2008 12:28 PM
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Source:
Foyle News
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Location:
Derry
