Former president Mary McAleese has said her “heart went out” to Mary Robinson over the 2018 controversy surrounding Princess Latifa of Dubai. Of her relationship with the Catholic Church, McAleese said: “I’m hanging in there, and there are a number of reasons why. And I’m grateful that I learned that, and the conduit through which I learned that was the Catholic Church. “The Catholic Church is the biggest NGO in the world, bar none. That hurt me deeply, as someone who knew the North very well.”Speaking about the prospect of a united Ireland, McAleese added: “Well, partition has not been good for the island.

Source: The Irish Times March 06, 2021 23:48 UTC