Well deserved. Top man.

Very well deserved.

A good news story, a deserving reward for a great man.

A name that will be in the history books for ever well deserved

One of the greatest men to walk this land

Legend

John Hume man of peace beautiful peace. Congratulations well deserved.

It is a well deserved. He has sought peaceful reconciliation all his life. While the Pope, and his band of merry men, may not be popular in large parts of this country, John Hume’s achievements most certainly are. This award will mean a lot to the practicing Catholic, John Hume, and that makes it a great news story. Congrats to him.

Best news Ive heard in years. He has no equal anywhere that I can name except perhaps Gandhi.all these swaggering politicians here and in Britain who claim the peace in ireland as their own are only minnows by comparison. He is brilliant sincere modest persistent and Honest .he has been abused and ridiculed by people who are now strutting the stage. John has been rightly honoured
.I am proud to have been a lifelong supporter

It is extremely well deserved. Seamus Mallon was also a key contributor alongside John Hume. My claim to fame was meeting John Hume 5 years ago in an Hotel in Dublin. Unfortunately his health is deteriorating and he probably won’t be long of this world.

All during the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, we had the likes of PD McDowell, FFg, the Sunday Indo coming out with many articles/columns condemning John Hume for engaging in a misguided endeavor.
Thankfully, John and his actions have left a positive mark on this Island (and he ignored his detractors). Unfortunately, in most cases, when someone is trying to do something for the greater good of society, Politics and entrenched media positions, make that effort much harder than it should have been. Thankfully, John is alive to see all of his work and efforts vindicated.

Not enough John Humes to go ’round in our ‘great little country’.

He is a wonderful wonderful man, peace by peaceful means, unlike some other politicians in the north and down here and UK, all taking credit for peace, never hear him blowing his own trumpet. He’s awesome!

The man is a an unsung hero.
He should be president of Ireland.
It would have been an honour to have him as our president.

Well deserved…

Fellow green thumbers please offer your thumbs of peace and friendship to all red thumbers on this wonderful peace sharing day.

How quickly this story detracted from what it was? Thanks for mentioning Seamus Mallon, a good man…..to the rest of you….find another venue….REALLY????? Come on people!!!

I’m more a Paddy Devlin fan myself. Bring on the red thumbs even though you don’t know who Paddy Devlin was!

And I really love the way the defenders of these people. Can without fail, deflect all argument away from the victims, the Christianity is fairly thin on the ground when they are mentioned, answer one question, who was wore , the priest in Donegal who went from parish to parish, raping all before him, or his bishop who moved him every time he was caught, 19 times, , now I’ll give you a clue , it wasn’t the children’s fault.

No , but it makes her a rapist, and anyone who helped her, or covered up for her, or attempted to cover up for her, a criminal, as for anyone who sought to minimise her actions, or in any way excuse her, well u know yourself,

Oh miles bitter and twisted, ur so right, all those little lying children, all those bitter twisted journalists lying about cover ups, no wonder ur only tempted to forgive!!!

Oooooh hit a little nerve there miles, how many is a few, miles, and do you count only the rapists, or do you count those who chose to do nothing, and where do you get the basis for that bit of reasoning, of course there are fine priests, and of course they shouldn’t all b tarred with the same brush, but it wasn’t good priests who covered up why was done in this country, it went right to the base of power, who are still trying to censur the voice of reason in this wee land, what do you think of Fr Brian being told to b quiet , and sit in the corner, by the bestower of knighthoods in Rome , the crack must have been ninety in croke park , ur still buzzing. Ag sure maybe ur right, maybe it never happened at all !!!

From the man who hides his name, shy little horsheen

He he he

To Miles the Chaplin, great to see ye have the yfi back up and running in the Monastery, keep the faith now.

One time an honour, now in fairness, while not quite in the same league as the Gambinos making u a Made Man, it’s not far off… … Thanks but no thanks ur holines.

Ah, the rhetoric evaporates,

Now read this slowly in case you misinterpret anything else, I am genuinely surprised that you didn’t answer the. Question, I am, as you were so full of the joys of pros earlier, but to my disappointment nothing there, was it too complicated for you Father, now tip off there and Mrs Doyle will get you a nice cup of tea, you sound stressed.

Now now father that’s what got ye all in this mess in the first place, where’s all that lovely Christian pros from earlier, have we a chink in the old crawthumpin armour . Ireland will b fine with the likes of you looking after us, Suas air do caipilin, anois

The best of luck to ya, but get someone to read the letter To you or you could end up in Barcelona at a bull fight.