McAleese to avoid Shankill Road during Belfast visit

President Mary McAleese is due to avoid the loyalist Shankill Road during a one-day visit to Belfast today.

McAleese to avoid Shankill Road during Belfast visit

President Mary McAleese is due to avoid the loyalist Shankill Road during a one-day visit to Belfast today.

Mrs McAleese had been due to visit a primary school in the area during the trip, but she called off the visit yesterday, blaming an upsurge in loyalist violence.

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