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Quote of the day from Prof. Diarmid Ferriter (UCD) in the latest of what is shaping up to be an outstanding series of talks on Partition: former Taoiseach Jack Lynch was asked what he would do it the British were to offer him Northern Ireland on a plate. His reply, "Faint".
This one emphasised the ignorance (often wilful) of the South about the North. A new minister of Foreign Affairs entered Iveagh House in Dublin, where the Department lives. "Where's the Northern Ireland desk?" he asked. "There isn't one," was the reply.
The way these talks are taking a sledgehammer to all the old myths and misconceptions is truly wonderful.
This one emphasised the ignorance (often wilful) of the South about the North. A new minister of Foreign Affairs entered Iveagh House in Dublin, where the Department lives. "Where's the Northern Ireland desk?" he asked. "There isn't one," was the reply.
The way these talks are taking a sledgehammer to all the old myths and misconceptions is truly wonderful.
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