Campbell is equally in need of a geography lesson. The Province of Ulster consists of nine counties - the 6 counties still under British rule (for now!) and Donegal, Monaghan and Cavan. Thus Malin Head is in the Province not north of it - just as well he's not Minister for Education, doh. The 6 county entity is not a Province - its description in the Government of Ireland Act is "Northern Ireland" not "Ulster". The name of the 26 county entity is "Ireland"

Prionnsias MacEochaidh, Dublin, Ireland

Conor Murphy still can not get away from the old republician mindset, he is being silly to the extreme. A person who endorsed and took part in some of the atrocities our country has ever seen,and now as a diplomat has come out of the trenches to take part in running Northern Ireland.
I as a unionist and having lived through the 'troubles', had to do a lot of soul seaching to accept these people in our goverment; but for the sake of peace am willing to give it a go.then we hear this sort of nonsense from our regional development minister

Lenny Deans, Waringstown, Northern Ireland

It is typical.. get your fet in, take the money, then deny the country you have been elected to represent.. nay, that you are a MINISTER of!
The Unionist people of Northern Ireland are pretty wound up with Republicans holding positions as it is, without this petty, and now constant, sniping. If he doesn't want to represent Northern Ireland (and that was a part of his oath of office), then get someone else who does.

Or even better, just do the job you are bloody elected to do! You are a minister of the devolved body that is Northern Ireland, a Provice of the UK, accepted by both communities, and both Governments.

Leviathan, Belfast, NORTHERN Ireland, UK

I, as a unionist am not surprised by Conor Murphy; still the old republician mindset. I had to do a lot of soul seaching for the make up of our new Northern Ireland goverment, but for the sake of peace i was willing to get out of the trenches.
I have not forgot about the atrocities that happened in the last thirty years but am willing to move on; is this a one sided approach? is conor murphy and the other 'diplomats' going to accept the status quo and get on with making this wee country develop and prosper.

Lenny Deans, Waringstown, Northern Ireland

Sinn Fein are just playing silly childish games. They are ministers in a British Parliament in Northern Ireland. But as they were involved in murder, torture and ethnic cleansing for 38 years (Sinn Fein IRA murdered two policemen 10 years ago), one assumes they are now pretending that Northern Ireland is no longer part of the UK.

Charlie Stevens, London, UK

I suppose he'll do the coherent thing and he won't take money from a non-existant government...

A reader, Spain,