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Pope John Paul II visited Drogheda, County Louth, Republic of Ireland. The Pope spoke to an estimated crowd of 250,000 people and appealed for an end to violence in Northern Ireland, "On my knees I beg of you to turn away from the paths of violence and to return to the ways of peace".

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Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993)

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Session: Wednesday, 07 November 1990, at 12:00

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https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/othelem/chron/ch79.htm