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Letter to the Editor: We have lost a real Irish hero with the death of John Hume

Letter to the Editor: We have lost a real Irish hero with the death of John Hume — John Hume pictured on a rooftop overlooking Derry's Bogside in 1970

Tue, 04 Aug, 2020 - 00:00

We have lost a real Irish hero with the passing of John Hume.

He never killed anyone for his cause. He never encouraged others to do likewise.

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