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Paisley quietly folds his tent and slips away [audio 22min]

Tommie Gorman, Northern Editor, looks back at the last years of the long and tempestuous career of Ian Paisley. Peter Robinson, Ian Paisley's probable successor, tells Gorman there are tremors still in the DUP after Dr Paisley's announcement. Niamh Sweeney reports that, after 10 years, there are more walls and barriers designed to keep the Northern communities apart.
Read entire article at RTÉ Radio 1 "This Week"