Orange Grand Secretary says he’s happy attending Shared Island Initiative events because he doesn’t believe there’s any united Ireland “agenda” behind them
Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD speaking at the 4th Shared Island Forum in Dublin Castle. Photo: Sam Boal/Collins Photos
As the Orange Order’s most influential figure and former DUP MP Ian Paisley watched on, the Taoiseach on Thursday launched a new segment of his lavishly-funded centrepiece policy on Northern Ireland.
Named after a phrase used by former SDLP deputy First Minister Seamus Mallon, Micheál Martin said the new “shared home place” project would help to tell the stories of the island’s diverse peoples.