Mcguinness Welcomes British Labour Leader To Ireland

Mcguinness Welcomes British Labour Leader To Ireland Youtube Sinn féin mla and joint first minister of the 6 county executive martin mcguinness said he had a positive meeting with british labour party leader ed miliban. Belfast — martin mcguinness, a man who took the ira into war and sinn féin into government, has died at the age of 66. mcguinness, who had been receiving treatment for amyloidosis, a rare and serious disease caused by the accumulation of proteins in tissues and organs, stood aside in january, on the 10th anniversary of going into government with the democratic unionist party’s ian paisley.

In Pictures The Remarkable Career Of Martin Mcguinness вђ The Irish Times Published 6:05 am pdt, march 21, 2017. dublin (ap) — martin mcguinness took up arms to fight british soldiers in the streets but ended up shaking hands with queen elizabeth ii. a militant who long sought to unify ireland through violence, he became a peacemaking politician who earned the respect, and even the friendship, of his former enemies. Labour leader jeremy corbyn said mcguinness played an "immeasurable" role in bringing peace to ireland, "after years as a key protagonist in the tragedy of the conflict". Tue mar 21 2017 10:19. ireland came to know two martin mcguinnesses. one was, for much of his life, a man of war and conflict, dedicated to fighting, as hard as he could, the british authorities. When the queen was touring northern ireland for her silver jubilee, the ira vowed to give the monarch a visit to remember. while the british army greeted the queen with a 21 gun salute, there were.