North ceasefire broker dies

A Presbyterian minister who helped broker the 1994 loyalist ceasefire in North has died, it was revealed today.

North ceasefire broker dies

A Presbyterian minister who helped broker the 1994 loyalist ceasefire in the North has died, it was revealed today.

The Rev Roy Magee, 79, was central to efforts to persuade gunmen to lay down their arms but died after battling Parkinson’s disease for many years, a colleague said.

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