WATCH: Funeral of Wrightbus magnate Sir William Wright told of childhood sickness, IRA death threats, and church twice on Sundays

David Trimble 1944–2022: Ex-IRA killer says late unionist's 1998 deal will not lead to Irish unity in his lifetime

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Subscribe              Jul 27, 2022                 WATCH: Funeral of Wrightbus magnate Sir William Wright told of childhood sickness, IRA death threats, and church twice on Sundays           The funeral for former Wrightbus boss William Wright has taken place in Green Pastures Church, on the southern outskirts of Ballymena.                 David Trimble's anger at manipulated Drumcree video made to look like a 'jig'   A News Letter report looking back at David Trimble's involvement with the Drumcree parade protest has reignited claims the former Upper Bann MP 'danced a jig down the Garvaghy Road' with Rev Ian Paisley in July 1995.           Lateral flow testing for Covid to be available into August in Northern Ireland           Civil service under fire over Covid test contracts           Dobson: NI would be very different today were it not for David Trimble   A former political colleague of Lord Trimble has said Northern Ireland would be "a very different place today" were it not for his influence.            IN PICTURES: Wrightbus factory workers form yellow hi-vis guard-of-honour in a final farewell to Sir William Wright   Hundreds of employees of Wrightbus in Ballymena have formed a guard of honour outside the factory in tribute to founder Sir William Wright.           David Trimble 1944–2022: Ex-IRA killer says late unionist's 1998 deal will not lead to Irish unity in his lifetime   A former IRA killer has said that the 1998 agreement brokered by the late Lord Trimble will not lead to a united Ireland within the lifetime of any PIRA members.           Drugs worth £275,000 plus bulldog-branded deal baggies uncovered in raids on vehicles and properties in Belfast and Lurgan   The PSNI said it has seized drugs worth an estimated £275,000 in raids targeting cars and homes in Belfast and Lurgan.           A woman has escaped injury after shots fired at house in Northern Ireland housing estate   A woman has escaped injury after shots were fired at a house in Co Armagh.           David Trimble: Behind-the-scenes reminiscences from the man who ran UUP's Westminster office   I received a call on Monday informing me that David Trimble had passed away. I knew this moment was coming but it was no less of a shock to hear the news.           David Trimble: biography excerpt describes the dark, blood-soaked weeks before the Belfast Agreement   Whatever achievements and intellectual influence David Trimble was exercising in his talks with Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern, the entire political process in the first half of 1998 was coloured by ongoing sectarian violence outside the confines of Castle Buildings, Stormont.                 View more news

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