McGuinness and churchmen meet

The North's Education Minister, Mr Martin McGuinness, yesterday met Catholic church leaders, among them Archbishop Sean Brady…

The North's Education Minister, Mr Martin McGuinness, yesterday met Catholic church leaders, among them Archbishop Sean Brady, Bishop Patrick Walsh and Bishop Seamus Hegarty, to discuss a range of education issues. Afterwards, Mr McGuinness said he was delighted to have had the opportunity to meet the churchmen as part of his round of consultations with "key education partners".

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