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- Father Alec Reid was an influential mediator between Sinn Fein (the I.R.A.’s political arm) and leaders in the Irish and British governments during “The Troubles” – a period of violent struggle that lasted three decades in Northern Ireland.
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Aug 31, 2014 · On the 20th anniversary of the IRA ceasefire a look at the role of Father Alec Reid, who acted as a secret conduit between the IRA and politicians.
Nov 23, 2013 · Sat 23 Nov 2013 at 03:55. The stomach-churning yet strangely inspirational picture of Fr Alec Reid's compassionate humanity will live long after the rest of the people who remember the...
Nov 22, 2013 · Fr Alec Reid, who was a key figure in the Northern Ireland peace process, acting as a go-between between the IRA and politicians, has died. He died in a Dublin Hospital at 06:40 GMT on...
Nov 22, 2013 · Fr Alec Reid who acted as go-between between the IRA and politicians, coaxing the Northern Ireland peace process into life, has died.
Nov 22, 2013 · Father Alec Reid: A Man Trusted By All Sides. Quietly spoken and always polite, Father Reid was widely recognised in Northern Ireland as a man of deep faith and a man of peace.
Nov 22, 2013 · Father Alec Reid, who was 82, acted as a broker between the IRA and the British Government. He was famously photographed delivering the last rites to two soldiers killed by the IRA in west Belfast in 1988 after they accidentally drove into a Republican funeral.
Nov 24, 2013 · The Redemptorist priest Father Alec Reid, who has died aged 82 after a long illness, played a critical role during the years of conflict in Northern Ireland, as a secret peacebroker between...
