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BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - JANUARY 23: Martin McGuinness pictured at Michelle O'Neill's press conference confirming her as the new Sinn Fein leader in the north on January 23, 2017 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Former Northern Ireland deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness stepped down from his role as Sinn Fein leader in the north recently due to the ongoing Renewable Heat Scheme crisis and also due to ill health. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

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Ian Paisley at meeting at Hamilton Town Hall. Picture: TSPL

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The Rev Ian Paisley, Northern Ireland’s most famous Protestant figure, has returned to work after a serious illness and resumed his newspaper column on his 86th...

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