Word: irelands
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Ferris began his speech with a description of Rosemary Nelson, a Catholic human rights lawyer who was killed in Northern Ireland two days ago. A Protestant guerilla group known as the Red Hand Defenders claimed responsibility for an explosion that killed Nelson...
Ferris then described the history of the peace process in Northern Ireland, his involvement in both the IRA and Sinn Fein and the current state of the peace accord...
Currently, implementation of a government in Belfast separate from London to govern the six counties in Northern Ireland has been delayed until the end of this month due to a dispute over the issue of paramilitary disarmament...
However, David Trimble, leader of the Ulster Unionists and First Minister of the new Northern Ireland Assembly, said he will not admit them until the IRA agrees to disarm...
Afterwards, Ferris fielded questions from the audience on topics including acceptable policing policies in Northern Ireland as well as alleged wrongdoings by the IRA and Protestant paramilitary groups...