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Improving Anglo-Irish relations

Stephen Beard, London, UKApril 10, 2014

Irish President Michael Higgins has spoken of his country's "deep and enduring" friendship with Britain. He was speaking in London during the first state visit to the UK by an Irish head of state in nearly 100 years. Higgins said both countries could take "immense pride" in their work towards peace in Northern Ireland. But as Stephen Beard reports, not everyone is prepared to wipe the slate clean.

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