Rev Good presented with peace award

A Northern Ireland reverend who helped witness IRA decommissioning in 2005 was today given a peace award.

A Northern Ireland reverend who helped witness IRA decommissioning in 2005 was today given a peace award.

Reverend Harold Good (70) was presented with the World Methodist Peace Award from the World Methodist Council at an event in Belfast.

Secretary of State Shaun Woodward described Rev Good as a man committed to building a peaceful Northern Ireland.

Previous winners of the award include former UN Secretary Kofi Annan, former US president Jimmy Carter and ex South African president Nelson Mandela.

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