Northern Ireland Quotes

What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass; it is almost exactly 13 years since the overwhelming majority of people in Ireland and Northern Ireland voted in favour of the agreement signed on Good Friday 1998, paving the way for Northern Ireland to become the exciting and inspirational place that it is today. - Queen Elizabeth II

We're nondenominational. I come from Northern Ireland, and we've had religious wars for years. I didn't want to create an illusion that my God is better than your God. So our show is a spiritual show, not a religious show. - Roma Downey

We'll be launching the new public prosecution service in Northern Ireland tomorrow. I'll be doing it in Belfast tomorrow. This is an entirely new era, in which criminal justice now exercised on an equal basis, not the old basis in which community division was a feature. - Peter Hain

We were all very surprised when we heard about their result against Northern Ireland. We were concentrating on our own games at the time but, when the news came through, as you can imagine, we were all very happy. It gave us a lift. We know we only need a point at Old Trafford but it is not our style to play for a draw. We will be coming to win. - Jerzy Dudek

We slipped up badly against Northern Ireland and this group of players wants to put a run of winning games together. We want to win this group. We are a bunch of winners and want to finish first. - Steven Gerrard

We have never come this far before. We've never been this close to a lasting settlement in Northern Ireland. - Tony Blair

We have made an important step in the transition from conflict to peace in Northern Ireland. - Tony Blair

We cannot ignore the importance of perceptions in Northern Ireland, and there is now a clear emerging sense of deep hurt amongst loyalists, which arises from our decisions to reroute. - Alistair Graham

We can make it happen but it does require a real sense of goodwill and a real sense of urgency and, above all, a sense of fundamental responsibility to the people here in Northern Ireland to provide them with the future they need. - Tony Blair

We are also holding anti-doping seminars for players, team doctors and coaches during events - for example, for the European Under-19 finalists in Northern Ireland last year. - Marc Vouillamoz