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| Diplomat moved because of threat | Diplomat moved because of threat |
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| An Irish diplomat working in Belfast has been transferred to Dublin because of threats to her safety, the Irish government has confirmed. | An Irish diplomat working in Belfast has been transferred to Dublin because of threats to her safety, the Irish government has confirmed. |
| Aine De Baroid, was working with Irish President Mary McAleese's husband, Martin, in his outreach work with loyalist communities. | Aine De Baroid, was working with Irish President Mary McAleese's husband, Martin, in his outreach work with loyalist communities. |
| The decision to move Ms De Baroid was made after discussions with the PSNI. | The decision to move Ms De Baroid was made after discussions with the PSNI. |
| Police believed the threat against the official, who worked with loyalists and republicans, was a credible one. | Police believed the threat against the official, who worked with loyalists and republicans, was a credible one. |
| Ms De Baroid, from Cork, a senior official at the Department of Foreign Affairs, has been moved to Dublin on a temporary basis and will carry out her work from there. | Ms De Baroid, from Cork, a senior official at the Department of Foreign Affairs, has been moved to Dublin on a temporary basis and will carry out her work from there. |
| Fr Aidan Troy, a priest based in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast, appealed for the threat to be lifted saying Ms De Baroid had made "a huge contribution" and brought a fresh approach. | Fr Aidan Troy, a priest based in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast, appealed for the threat to be lifted saying Ms De Baroid had made "a huge contribution" and brought a fresh approach. |
| Non-political | |
| "A death threat... is a horrible thing and in this society it has no place, and therefore I would again be saying whoever has done this please lift it and let the lady return to work," he said. | "A death threat... is a horrible thing and in this society it has no place, and therefore I would again be saying whoever has done this please lift it and let the lady return to work," he said. |
| Frankie Gallagher from the UDA-aligned Ulster Political Research Group said that Ms De Baroid was non-political and that he would continue to work with her. | |
| "In east Belfast we never took any money to get any resources in and yet we had a fantastic relationship with Aine, where she came and helped us in an advisory capacity," he said. | |
| "She also went up to other areas where she helped maybe eight to 10 other groups with small amounts of money or resources. | |
| "She built up a fantastic relationship on a human level and politics never, ever came into it." | |
| He said that he could not see anyone within the ranks of the paramilitary groups UDA, UVF or Red Hand Commando being behind the threat. |