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| Press cutting from the Sunday Times 21 April 2002 The Brendan Duddy Papers |
The funeral of Father Alec Reid took place yesterday, giving
us pause to reflect on the key role he played in the Northern Ireland peace
process, and on the importance of dialogue in times of conflict. In among the Brendan Duddy papers, we came
across a newspaper clipping profiling Father Reid, and his work in brokering
peace in the Basque region. Here in
Ireland, he is remembered most as being a key figure in bringing The Troubles
to an end, and as an icon for peace in one of the most enduring images from The
Troubles, where he is photographed praying over the bodies of two British
soldiers. Father Reid was a powerful ambassador
in convincing people that dialogue was the only true way to resolve
conflict. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
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