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Mystery solved!

Martina Purdy Martina Purdy | 13:05 UK time, Monday, 30 July 2007

Conor Murphy is in Rathlin Island to survey the ferry service and to meet members of the Rathlin Island development association. It seems the islanders want special status similar to that bestowed on the Aran Islands. The event is being marked by a performance by Frances Black whose father hailed from Rathlin. Too bad nobody invited the television cameras to highlight this lovely story!

Anyway, the fact that the Private Office could not inform Mr Coulter (see above) of the minister's whereabouts for security reasons was down to protocol. It seems especially odd since members of Mr Coulter's party, and other unionists were invited to attend the event!

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  • At 11:01 AM on 02 Aug 2007,
  • Adam wrote:

Maybe the private office was unable to inform Mr Coulter of the whereabouts of the Minister because they were unsure whether they should say he was here or there. Maybe Rathlin is neither here nor there?

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