FORMER BISHOP TELLS OF HOPES FOR TURNING POINT
Former Bishop tells of hopes for turning point
FORMER Bishop of Derry Edward Daly said he hoped the Nobel Prize would mark a turning point in Northern Ireland's history.
He said that during the Nobel prize-giving his thoughts were of Omagh bomb victim 22-month-old Breda Devine, whose funeral he attended just a few months ago.
"I hope today's events will ensure that nothing like Omagh will ever happen again" he said.
The clergyman, who is remembered for his attempts to save the victims of Bloody Sunday, was one of around 40 guests SDLP leader John Hume invited to the ceremony.
Others included Tommy O'Neill, brother of the late Tip O'Neill who was speaker in the US House of Representatives, and former US Ambassador Jean Kennedy-Smith, sister of the late US President John F Kennedy.
Mrs Kennedy-Smith paid tribute to both Nobel laureates and said she had found their speeches very impressive.
"David Trimble's speech was very interesting and very well researched" she said.
FORMER Bishop of Derry Edward Daly said he hoped the Nobel Prize would mark a turning point in Northern Ireland's history.
He said that during the Nobel prize-giving his thoughts were of Omagh bomb victim 22-month-old Breda Devine, whose funeral he attended just a few months ago.
"I hope today's events will ensure that nothing like Omagh will ever happen again" he said.
The clergyman, who is remembered for his attempts to save the victims of Bloody Sunday, was one of around 40 guests SDLP leader John Hume invited to the ceremony.
Others included Tommy O'Neill, brother of the late Tip O'Neill who was speaker in the US House of Representatives, and former US Ambassador Jean Kennedy-Smith, sister of the late US President John F Kennedy.
Mrs Kennedy-Smith paid tribute to both Nobel laureates and said she had found their speeches very impressive.
"David Trimble's speech was very interesting and very well researched" she said.
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Publisher: BELFAST TELEGRAPH
Ref: BT/0539
Published Date: 11-Dec-98
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