Northern Ireland is located in the northeast quadrant of the island and is part of the United Kingdom. “In effect, it provided a de facto constitution for Northern Ireland, which reform courts have largely upheld,” O’Leary said. “I’ve known him in the Senate, in Maine, and Northern Ireland and no one anywhere has ever said to me, ‘What’s George Mitchell like?’” Umphrey said. His cause was always: How can I help people?”***Although the Good Friday Agreement was reached in April 1998 – and later ratified by voter referendums in both Northern Ireland and Ireland – Mitchell didn’t leave right away. But his time in Northern Ireland looms perhaps largest in Mitchell’s legacy, something he’s had time to reflect on over the last two years battling cancer.

Source: The Herald April 16, 2023 12:35 UTC