Their bloodline was stained by centuries of continuous…

I nominate the Reverend Ian Paisley for the position of First Minister of northern Ireland

— Gerry Adams

I'm far from believing that we've solved the problem of violence in the 20th century and that's why I'm not discouraged that we still…

— Pierre Trudeau

I felt when I was elected that the most important task on this island [Ireland] was to extend the hand of friendship right across…

— Mary Robinson

We are the Conservative and Unionist party. No Conservative would do anything to harm the union, and that crucially includes Northern Ireland.

— Jacob Rees-Mogg

In Northern Ireland, people said there would never be a solution. But once people begin to have the political will and force their governments…

— Mairead Corrigan

The external reality and inner dynamic of happenings in Northern Ireland between 1968 and 1974 were symptomatic of change, violent change admittedly, but change…

— Seamus Heaney

The basis on which the Good Friday agreement was constructed was in addressing those problems in the history of Northern Ireland, the social and…

— John Reid

I grew up in Northern Ireland, didn't have a lot of money and getting over to Glasgow to watch a game was probably a…

— Kyle Lafferty

The country I live in is never clear about its name. My passport says 'the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,' and…

— Gavin Esler

I believe we've spent many years trying to bring about talks which have all the Parties in Northern Ireland involved so that there'd be…

— Dick Spring

When you look at what I've done here, you see a consistent theme of reforms which is not driven by any dogma from across…

— Peter Hain

I was in and about the Northern Ireland team, I was a young boy, an up and coming star in the team!

— Kyle Lafferty

“The short sharp shock of three thousand mother two hundred mothers. The ones who picked through the supermarket debris for pieces of their dead…

— Colum McCann

In coming to that agreement, my party had a clear philosophy throughout. In Northern Ireland, we should have institutions that respected the differences of…

— John Hume

Robert Redford used to be such a handsome man and now look at him: everything has dropped, expanded and turned a funny color.

— George Best