Catherine Connolly: North a ‘beacon of light’ showing world ‘peace is possible’

President Catherine Connolly during a visit to Ulster University Campus in Belfast. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

Irish President Catherine Connolly has said Northern Ireland is a “beacon of light” to the world that “peace is possible”.

In a speech at Ulster University Campus in north Belfast, President Connolly acknowledged that across the island of Ireland there are “different aspirations for the future” and an “unfinished story”.