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https://t.co/JKYLMll9Lj— Phil Coulter (@Phil_Coulter) August 4, 2020The former SDLP leader spent a lot of time in the Coulter home in Derry when they were growing up, something which Phil remembers fondly.‘John was in class with my eldest brother. They were best pals and in fact, they both went off to Maynooth together having left St Columb’s.

Northern Ireland peace process and hailed as “Ireland’s peacemaker”, has died aged 83. The current SDLP leader Colum Eastwood described him as Ireland’s “most significant and consequential political leader” of the 20th century as tributes poured in.

Twitter writing, that the organisation would ‘pay tribute to the life of #JohnHume’ with a change to the schedule on RTÉ One. To celebrate the life of the man who was instrumental in bringing about the peace process in Northern Ireland, the station will air In The Name Of Peace: John Hume In America at 9:35pm.The documentary is narrated by Liam Neeson and features interviews from Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter.Former Irish leaders including Bertie Ahern and previous British Prime Ministers Tony