Press Releases12 Sep 14

Statement by Archbishop Richard Clarke on the Death of the Revd Dr Ian Paisley, Lord Bannside

Expression of Sympathy from The Most Revd Dr Richard Clarke, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland

On behalf of the Church of Ireland, I wish to convey my sympathy to Baroness Paisley and the Paisley family on the death of the Revd Ian Paisley, and assure them of our prayers at this time.

Whereas Lord Bannside’s political career was certainly controversial he will nevertheless be remembered as a fair–minded constituency MP who worked hard for all his constituents. The legacy for which he will be most generously remembered will be his work in more recent years in progressing partnership government in the Executive of the Northern Ireland Assembly.