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Fionnuala O Connor: Big anniversaries prompt disobliging thoughts

David Trimble and Seamus Mallon are elected First and Deputy First Minister in July 1998 with Speaker Lord Alderdice looking on
Fionnuala O Connor
Big anniversaries provoke disobliging thoughts, some so contrary to the mood of celebration that they bring on indignant spluttering during speeches. But most speeches try the most saintly critics,[...]

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