Unionists block freedom of Limavady for clergymen
UNIONIST MEMBERS of Limavady Borough Council have refused to explain why they blocked an attempt to confer the freedom of the borough on former Presbyterian minister Rev David Armstrong, who was forced to leave the Derry town almost 25 years ago after he'd shaken hands with a Catholic priest.
Rev Armstrong's enforced departure from Limavady came after he entered the Christ The King church, which was across the road from First Limavady Presbyterian church, on Christmas Day 1984 to shake hands with Fr Kevin Mullan, who was celebrating Mass.