Clinton remains ‘kind of hopeful’ over future of North’s peace process

BILL CLINTON returned to a familiar topic when he arrived in Ireland on his book-signing tour, expressing hope that the stalled Northern peace process will get moving again.

“I am kind of hopeful about it,” said the former US President who was a key contributor to the Good Friday Agreement. “What’s interesting is that with all this long political stalemate, no one has seriously suggested that anybody wants to back to the way it was. I’m encouraged by that. This is a problem time will take care of.”

By way of a good omen, one of the youngest fans to queue for his book-signing was Orla Daly from Cavan.