This is a great day for Ireland, and I am mindful of the fact that this agreement has come into force without the bloodshed, civil war and fighting which my grand-uncle, Michael Collins, faced when he came back from Downing Street in 1921.
- Mrs Nora Owen (FG)
I agree very much with Deputy Owen when she said that this has been achieved without more violence. We have had enough of that.
- The Taoiseach, Mr Ahern
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We use the words historic and momentous too freely in this House, but nobody could deny the correctness of the use of those words to day.
- Mr Brendan Howlin (Labour)
