Peace laureates laud dawn of ‘new Ireland’ at EU ceremony

FOUR Northern Ireland Nobel prize winners celebrated the success of the peace process when they joined nine other recipients in Brussels to celebrate Europe Day.

David Trimble, John Hume, Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams were all confident that the assembly in Stormont and power sharing will transform Northern Ireland, but warned it will take time.

Mr Trimble, who staked his political life on the process as leader of the UUP, but lost out to Ian Paisley’s DUP, said Stormont can now focus on everyday issues such as administration and education.