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27/11/2013
Funeral Of Father Alec Reid To Be Held
The funeral of Father Alec Reid is to take place later today at Clonard Monastery, west Belfast.
Father Reid died in hospital on Friday at the age of 82.
During the Troubles in Northern Ireland, he acted as a 'go-between' and peace broker between the British Government and the IRA. He arranged for talks between Sinn Féin and the SDLP leaders, which led to the 1993 Downing Street Declaration, and in 2005, he was one of two church witnesses to the IRA decommissioning.
Today, hundreds of mourners are expected to pay their respects to Father Reid.
Requiem mass is due to begin at 12 noon.
Following the service at Clonard, he will be buried in Milltown cemetery.
(JP/CD)
Father Reid died in hospital on Friday at the age of 82.
During the Troubles in Northern Ireland, he acted as a 'go-between' and peace broker between the British Government and the IRA. He arranged for talks between Sinn Féin and the SDLP leaders, which led to the 1993 Downing Street Declaration, and in 2005, he was one of two church witnesses to the IRA decommissioning.
Today, hundreds of mourners are expected to pay their respects to Father Reid.
Requiem mass is due to begin at 12 noon.
Following the service at Clonard, he will be buried in Milltown cemetery.
(JP/CD)
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A priest who played a pivotal role in relations between the IRA and the British government throughout the Troubles has died aged 82. Father Alec Reid, who was based on the Falls Road in west Belfast, died in a Dublin hospital this morning. He and the Reverend Harold Good were the two church witnesses to the IRA's decommissioning in 2005.
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A priest who played a pivotal role in relations between the IRA and the British government throughout the Troubles has died aged 82. Father Alec Reid, who was based on the Falls Road in west Belfast, died in a Dublin hospital this morning. He and the Reverend Harold Good were the two church witnesses to the IRA's decommissioning in 2005.
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