Former US President BillClinton pays tribute to former Northern Ireland first minister Lord Trimble, calling him a 'leader of courage and vision'
Bertie Ahern said Lord Trimble was a good negotiator
"He stuck by it subsequently and he paid a price, he lost his seat in Upper Bann, he got a lot of criticism from his wider unionist family. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair - who headed the British side at the time of the 1998 peace talks - said Lord Trimble, "in his support of the peace process, showed politics at its very best".
"His contribution to Northern Ireland and to the United Kingdom was immense, unforgettable and frankly irreplaceable." "This was a brave and principled change of policy, and critical to the creation of peace in Northern Ireland.Image caption, He was criticised for agreeing a deal which allowed Sinn Féin - the political wing of the IRA - to enter into the devolved government while the IRA had not decommissioned its weapons.
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