John Hume RIP

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Former SDLP leader and Nobel laureate John Hume has died at the age of 83.
RIP.
https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0803/1157065-john-hume-dies/

circadian

Rip John. A statesman if ever there was one.

jimmytwotimes 2013

One of ireland's finest ever citizens and politicians.

Sacrificed his own party to bring Sinn Féin into mainstream politics.

A man who put peace ahead of any personal ambition.

RIP

RandomViewer

RIP

PropJoe10

A truly wonderful man and an example to us all. RIP.

Yurt2

For whatever reason, I had it in my head he had passed away a few years ago.

A man who brought all of his body, mind and spirit in the pursuit of peace during a traumatic and unforgiving time in Irish and British history. Requiesce in pace.

FrancieBrady

RIP John. A brave man who made a valuable contribution

Fr Tod Umptious

Greatest Irish person of my life time.

Saw him give a lecture at Maynooth University in April 1994, just as the ceasefire was coming together.
He was brilliant.

An outstanding brave man, the whole island owes him a huge debt of gratitude.

osarusan

RIP. A giant of NI politics, and a man of real vision, bravery and integrity, central to so much of the progress that has been made.

A good man.

rolling boh

Definitely one of the most significant figures in our lifetime who worked tirelessly for peace and deserves huge respect from everyone R I P and thank you for all you have done .

gifted

RIP... Worked tirelessly for peace. Always thought he would have made a great President if he went for it.

c68zapdsm5i1ru

Rip. He has left a wonderful legacy.

If there was a more influential advocate for peace I've never heard of him. He leaves behind an unparalleled legacy as a statesman. RIP.

J Cheever Loophole

I'm desperately sorry to hear of the passing of a true giant of our times. I was lucky to meet him a couple of times and he was a wonderful human being. His characteristics of vision, honesty, integrity, selflessness and bravery, amongst many others, marked him out as being what a politician should be but so rarely is.

He provided leadership when we in the North were desperate for it, through the darkest of hours and at a tme when such leadership carried the threat of a violent death.

I mourn this morning the passing of a truly great Irishman.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

Redderneck

Now, THAT'S how you do patriotism. RIP.

SchrodingersCat

The most important person of Irish politics in our generation. He put peace ahead of his own party he founded to bring Sinn Fein in from the cold.

Ar dheis de go raibh a anam.

I heard about his death in a text message from a non Irish person this morning, just to say he represented a voice of peace and reconciliation that echoes far beyond this island.

His commitment to peace was unflinching, he saw terrible injustice; he never believed the answer lay in armed conflict.

He was, perhaps, the greatest statesman this country has seen since the Civil War.

RiP

Eduard Khil

Sad news the man was a hero proved violence isn't alway the answer he did more for nationalism and the Irish cause than many others with words and wit.

dilallio

RIP

JohnnyFlash

You can’t eat a flag.

RIP

Gods Gift

RIP.
Lots of people alive today thanks to him.

branie2

He was a great man. RIP

coolshannagh28

A giant among men . RIP

Snickers Man

I'm not in the habit of praising politicians but Hume was the exception. Somebody who could represent the aspirations and (many) grievances of Irish people in the north without resorting to the nihilism of violence.

The provos taunted him, and his supporters, with the playground sneer of the Stoop Down Low Party (SDLP), in much the same manner as rabid Brexiteers in Britain denounced their opponents as traitors and enemies of the people. Aithníonn cíaróg, cíaróg eile.

In fact he was a giant, in the moral, intellectual and figurative sense of the word. He deserves a huge send off. Covid restrictions will probably curtail them significantly.

Ní bheidh a leithéid ann arís. Is mór an trua.

TheValeyard

RIP John.


Did amazing work to help bring about peace on this island. Even sacrificed his own party to do it.

History will be kind to him

NIMAN

RIP to one of Irelands greatest ever politicians.

V.poorly with along while it seems

RIP


should never have been made share that nobel peace prize with trimble,deserved his own

elperello

RIP

Condolences to his family.

RIP John Hume

Thank you for all you done in the name of peace. You truly are one of the most important people of the 20th Century (and beyond).

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RMAOK

RIP

maccored

RIP

Hamsterchops

John Hume, architect of the Northern Ireland peace process, dies aged 83.

Former SDLP leader was awarded Nobel Peace Prize for his role in Northern Ireland. Forever committed in the persuit of Irish unity through peaceful means ......

Mr Hume, who spearheaded the finally successful efforts to end the violence of the Troubles and who is viewed as the architect of the 1998 Belfast Agreement, was in a nursing home and had been ill for a long time.

He was centrally involved in the civil rights movement of the 1960s and served as an MP, Assembly member and MEP.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD described Mr Hume as “a great hero and a true peace maker”.

Mr Martin said: “Throughout his long life he exhibited not just courage, but also fortitude, creativity and an utter conviction that democracy and human rights must define any modern society”.

Former British prime minister Tony Blair described him as a “political Titan and visionary who refused to believe the future had to be the same as the past”.

“The life of John Hume will forever be a blessing upon this island since Ireland is now blessed by the peace he gifted to us all. It is the greatest legacy a political leader can bestow upon his country”.

RIP John Hume.

Yamanoto

A thousand times the patriot any of the supposed hardmen ever were.

RIP

NIMAN

As a fellow Derry man who would often see him about, we tended to take him for granted.

I remember sitting beside him at the bar in Da Vinci's in Derry one evening, and a mate saying how we take it for granted sitting beside a Nobel prize winner.

I do remember being in Dublin for a Derry City cup final a few years back. John wasn't keeping well even then but he was in the pub pre-game like the rest of us, but I seen just how much it meant for Dubliners to get their photo taken with him.

A giant.

Chalk McHugh

Had the pleasure of meeting him twice. Great man. RIP.

statesaver

A sad day for Northern Ireland.

RIP

spud65

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam

forgottenhills

Simply the hero of the "Troubles" era and the greatest Irish politician in my lifetime.

md23040

John Hume was a man of great integrity and peace throughout his career. There was many nights in the 70's/80's when the family had to move out of the house in the middle of the night due to death threats or youths throwing stones at the house but still he always persevered with peace. Even in the face of some nationalists seeing him and his party as sells outs and intense pressure with graffiti to that effect all around the area.

He paid the ultimate price by sacrificing the SDLP at the political altar to bring Sinn Fein in from the cold. Condolences to Pat and the family who are really lovely people. RIP to one of Irelands greatest statesman.

banie01

John Hume deserves to be remembered and lionised in the same fashion as any of the US Civil rights leaders.

Hume and Mallon did so much to bring the NI factions together in the cause of peace.
That we now have a generation of adults in Ireland, who know nothing of gun politics other than what they have been told!

Is a testament to the work he contributed to.

Rest in peace, and thank you Mr Hume.
Rarely has that epithet being more apt, or indeed more earned.

castletownman

I do think when we name great peace activists and political giants, for some reason we tend to look abroad. Its a weird Irish quirk for whatever reason.

But Hume deserves to have the same international recognition and respect as a Mandela or Gandhi.

The most important political figure of my lifetime and a gentleman to boot from what I can gather. RIP

StackSteevens

statesaver wrote: »

A sad day for Northern Ireland.

RIP

For all of Ireland.

WomanSkirtFan8

RIP John Hime. A great Irishman and true peacemaker.

Jimbob1977

John Hume followed the path of Gandhi and King, when the popular alternative was to take up the armed struggle.

After decades of perseverance, he delivered the peace.

Rest in peace

TheCitizen

A great leader.

In the eulogies it will be forgotten how CC O’Brien, Eoghan Harris, Eamon Dunphy, Dudley Edwards, O’Hanlon and the rest writing for the biggest selling newspaper in the country all savagely attacked him for starting the Peace Process with the Hume/Adams axis.

Today you have politicians and journalists in the Irish print and broadcast media as well as loads of posters on this site who attack Sinn Fein for things that happened more than 20 years ago. These people and those hacks in the SIndo back then contribute nothing. John Hume sacrificed his political career to do what he knew needed to be done.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh anam

padd b1975

A good guy, may he rest in peace.

I do think Sèamus Mallon may have been easier to do business with though.

Hamsterchops

Jimbob1977 wrote: »

John Hume followed the path of Gandhi and King, when the popular alternative was to take up the armed struggle.

After decades of perseverance, he delivered the peace.

Rest in peace

You say the popular alternative was to take up the gun, but let us not forget it was a minority within a minority who took up the gun, admittedly a very vocal & loud (bang) minority, but still a minority who chose violence. John Hume took the peaceful path and led NI to the Peace process.

God bless him for that.

Truthvader

Hamsterchops wrote: »

You say the popular alternative was to take up the gun, but let us not forget it was a minority within a minority who took up the gun, admittedly a very vocal & loud (bang) minority, but still a minority who chose violence. John Hume took the peaceful path and led NI to the Peace process.

God bless him for that.

As did Mallon, Paddy Devlin and hundreds of others now long forgotton who stood alone against the thugs and killers but never got any prizes or recognition.