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The President, Mary McAleese, said a new culture of acceptance and inclusion must be built in Ireland following the success of the Belfast agreement.

Mrs McAleese was speaking during a visit to Brakey Orange Hall in Bailieborough, Co Cavan today as part of a series of engagements in the county. The hall was destroyed by arsonists before being rebuilt two years ago.