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Newton Emerson: If politicians can't agree a Troubles memorial, someone else should build it

The Titanic Memorial Garden beside Belfast City Hall is simple and moving. It lists all 1,512 victims. The lack of a similar memorial to Troubles victims is a glaring omission

Newton Emerson

24 August, 2017 01:00

METHODIST former president Rev Harold Good has proposed an annual day of Troubles remembrance and reflection. The idea has been given a guarded welcome by Presbyterian and Catholic clergymen. It is[...]

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