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The hottest ticket in town

  • Mark Devenport
  • 24 Apr 07, 06:05 PM

There are only 150 or so places in the public gallery overlooking the Stormont assembly chamber and normally there's not a sinner there, with the occasional exception of my Good Morning Ulster colleague Seamus McKee who likes to peer down on the politicians from a great height. But come May 8th could a spot in the gallery be the hottest ticket in town?

We know Tony and Bertie have booked their seats but the rumour mill has it that some senior US politicians could also be scrambling for space. An invitation list is still being drawn up but it's thought invitations may be extended to the former US President Bill Clinton and to all the US Special Envoys, from Senator George Mitchell to the current envoy Paula Dobriansky. There's also speculation that a US Congressional delegation which could include the veteran Senator Ted Kennedy will be invited. No invitations have yet been issued and it's unclear at this stage who exactly will be free to attend the ceremony.

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  • 1.
  • At 01:56 AM on 25 Apr 2007,
  • Manjit wrote:

Sir John Major perhaps?

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  • At 09:33 PM on 25 Apr 2007,
  • Pandora wrote:

I find it somewhat nausiating at the prospect of the round-up of the 'usual suspects' being invited to the public gallery and then possibly gathering for a photo-shoot on the steps or balcony of Parliament Buildings at Stormont.

History may repeat itself as in 1998 when Clinton, Blair, Trimble and Mallon made their collective appearance on the steps of Parliament Buildings. They waved and smiled to give the impression there was an assembled audience, but the only audience at that time were the foraging seagulls and crows (and the photographer) showing complete indifference!

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