W. Averell Harriman
American businessman, politician and diplomat (1891-1986)
Dick Spring
Irish politician
Richard Martin Springis an Irish former politician. He was a Labour Party Teachta Dalafor the Kerry North from 1981 to 2002.
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About the Dick Spring
Richard Martin Springis an Irish former politician. He was a Labour Party Teachta Dalafor the Kerry North from 1981 to 2002. He became leader of the Labour Party in 1982, and held this position until 1997. He served as Minister for the Environmentand Minister for Foreign Affairs (1993-Nov. 1994, Dec. 1994-97). He served as Tanaiste during those three governments.
Prior to his political career, Spring was a successful sportsman who played for the Ireland national rugby union team and the Kerry GAA football and hurling teams.
6 Quotes by Dick Spring
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I believe we’ve spent many years trying to bring about talks which have all the Parties in Northern Ireland involved so that there’d be inclusive talks.
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The British Government and the Irish Government have accepted very clearly the Mitchell Report.
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It… is the best opportunity we’ve had in the last 25 years to bring about a settlement in Northern Ireland, and I think we should leave no stone unturned to achieve that.
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If I felt we had alienated the Unionists, it would worry me because we’ve spent a great deal of time trying to open up discussion and dialogue with the Unionist Parties.
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There is a great deal of work that can be done between the SDLP representing the Nationalist population and the Unionist Parties, and I believe we should set down to do that.
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I’m not getting frustrated… we all knew from the start that this would be a long process.
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