Mark The Moment

It was, quite simply, an historic moment, one which a lot of people in Northern Ireland thought they would never see. The DUP leader Ian Paisley and Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness sharing power in a new Northern Ireland Executive at Stormont. To mark the event, we want to collate your thoughts and feelings at this time, summing up in a few sentences what it means to you and your family and your hopes for the future. All the comments will be posted on this website as a lasting testament to what was achieved politically last week.

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There is now the will to make things work in Northern Ireland. Back to the normal bread and butter issues of politics. That is a huge advance.
Tony Blair

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We are all aiming to build a Northern Ireland where we can all live together in peace - being equal under the law & equally subject to the law.
Ian Paisley

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The First Minister and I pledge to do all in our power to ensure this executive makes a real difference to the lives of all our people.
Martin McGuinness

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We cannot undo our sad and turbulent past or forget the many victims of the Troubles. But we can shape our future in a new and better way.
Bertie Ahern