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Article: Northern Ireland day.(WORLD)(EMBASSY ROW)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- March 17, 2005
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Byline: James Morrison, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Northern Ireland day
Northern Ireland's St. Patrick's Day reception in Washington was overshadowed by the visit to Capitol Hill yesterday by the sisters and fiancee of a man who was killed by members of the Irish Republican Army.
Northern Irish officials emphasized the improvements in the British province over the past 10 years and noted that violence between Catholic and Protestant paramilitary groups had been reduced dramatically.
They talked about a booming economy and unprecedented levels of tourism, but the legion of reporters who attended the reception at the Russell Senate Office ...