Martin McGuinness, Deputy First Minister and a former Chief of Staff of the IRA, who only a few years ago would have been described by Paisley as the "spawn of Satan", says: "I think he will be ...

“The journey of Ian Paisley mirrors the journey of thousands of people on this island,” she said. “History now calls on today’s leaders to embark on a similar path and to shape together ...

McGuinness joined the IRA believing armed struggle was the only way to achieve a free Derry. He’s pictured here at an IRA press conference in 1972. Sinn Féin asks for a meeting with British ...

The second major Unionist grouping, the Democratic Unionist Party was formed in 1971 by its current leader, the Rev Ian Paisley, and the then MP for Shankill, Desmond Boal. Like the UUP, the party ...