President wants Belfast children to grow up in peace

PRESIDENT Mary McAleese expressed her fervent desire to see children from her home city of Belfast grow up in a climate of peace.

As she met children from Edenbrooke Primary School at a reception in South Belfast following the cancellation of a visit to them at their loyalist Shankill Road school, President McAleese paid tribute to their talent.

And she also thanked Northern Ireland football manager Lawrie Sanchez, who attended the reception, for giving everyone in the province a wonderful memory with the 1-0 victory over England in the World Cup qualifier Wednesday night.