Five nominated for peace awards

The contributions of both the Taoiseach and the British Prime Minister to the peace process will be recognised at an awards ceremony…

The contributions of both the Taoiseach and the British Prime Minister to the peace process will be recognised at an awards ceremony in Dublin in the new year. Mr Ahern and Mr Tony Blair are among five recipients of Peace People of the Year Awards for 1997, sponsored by the Prayer Enterprise and Christian Effort (PEACE) organisation in Cork. The others are Ms Jean Kennedy Smith, the US ambassador to Ireland; Mr Danny Power, a community worker in the Divis area of the Lower Falls, Belfast; and Mr Phil Brennan, a teacher at St Angela's School, Ursuline Convent, Waterford.