Colum Eastwood: Each and every one of us lives in the Ireland Hume imagined

The life of John Hume will forever be a blessing upon this island since Ireland is now blessed by the peace he gifted to us all, writes Colum Eastwood.
Colum Eastwood: Each and every one of us lives in the Ireland Hume imagined

John Hume will always find a home amongst the pantheon of great Irish leaders and it is only right and natural that he will now be spoken of in the very same breath as O’Connell and Parnell.

The death of John Hume represents the loss of 20th century Ireland’s most significant and consequential political figure. 

It is no exaggeration to say that each and every one of us now lives in the Ireland Hume imagined — an island at peace and free to decide its own destiny.

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