Irish former policitician John Hume, a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in ending Northern Irish violence, described Kennedy as a close personal friend who took the Northern Ireland issue onto the world state.
Women from Afghanistan say the issue for them is survival and the right to feed their children, whereas for women in Northern Ireland the main issue is increasing the level of female participation in the negotiating process and representation in government.
Even today private banks in Northern Ireland and Scotland issue pound notes redeemable into pounds sterling, and in Hong Kong paper currency is supplied exclusively by private banks.
Bank of Ireland said the issue arose following the installation of anti-fraud measures, which resulted in the normal system response of an automatic refund failing for these particular transactions.
Issues to be debated range from British cultural symbols in Northern Ireland to abortion, an issue that has dominated the headlines in the Republic of Ireland this week.
The SDLP said the decision send the regiment to Northern Ireland "raises the issue of who is in control".
While Bank of England notes are generally accepted throughout the UK, three banks in Scotland and four in Northern Ireland are authorised to issue banknotes.
Mr Martin also questioned whether the Good Friday Agreement was delivering in real terms for people living in Northern Ireland and highlighted the issue of child poverty as an area where things were getting worse instead of better.
Colin Neill of Pubs of Ulster, which represents 70% of pubs in NI and and a third of all hotels, said he welcomed the launch of the consultation and hoped it was "the first step in the process of bringing about effective legislation on the issue in Northern Ireland".
Committee chair Dolores Kelly said for Northern Ireland to do nothing on the issue would be catastrophic.
This is an issue that has riled Ireland's European partners, given the country's request for sovereign aid from the eurozone's rescue funds in 2010.
Meat plants in the Republic of Ireland have also been affected by the issue.
Deputy chair Cathal Boylan said it was clear from the debate that climate change was a hugely important issue for everyone in Northern Ireland.
On Wednesday evening, Ireland team manager Roy Torrens said the issue was a "misunderstanding" and that the Irish Cricket Union's cheques to the players "are in the post".
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Shadow Secretary Labour MP Vernon Coaker called on the government to outline "concrete proposals " to deal with the issue of identity in Northern Ireland and to detail how it intended to deal with sectarianism and deprivation.
Four women have been the cover model three times, including February 2012 FORBES cover subject Kathy Ireland, who appeared in the swimsuit issue for 13 straight years, and whose 1989 cover is still the best-selling issue to date.
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From Kosovo to Kashmir, from the Middle East to Northern Ireland, freedom and tolerance is a defining issue for our world.
Northern Ireland Secretary of State Teresa Villiers said the issue of of corporation tax was "still a very live issue, still very much on the table".
The issue centres on the Republic of Ireland's governing body's assertion that it is allowed to pick Northern Ireland-born players, even if they don't have family ties with the south.
"In Northern Ireland, I think there is a particular issue with the loyalist community and I do not think the government is doing enough to engage with them, " he said.
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She said Northern Ireland leaders could find a resolution to the flag issue.
No part of the UK has yet implemented a ban, although ministers in Northern Ireland have said they will launch a consultation on the issue.
Dawn Purvis of the PUP said that the issue of childcare had been marginalised in Northern Ireland for too long, and that diverting funds from a successful scheme would do further damage.
They said they want to build consensus on the issue and strengthen "British cultural identity in Northern Ireland".
The issue last boiled over eight years ago, when Ireland's Supreme Court, considering the tragic case of a sexually-abused teenager, ruled that suicidal tendencies could be grounds for abortion.
Foyle MP Mark Durkan had many dealings with him when the Labour government tried to push through the Northern Ireland Offences Bill in 2005, which dealt with the controversial issue of paramilitary 'on the runs'.
Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) said the blackout was caused by an issue with the high voltage transmission network.
MPs have been debating the Northern Ireland Secretary of State's proposals to deal with the contentious issue of flag flying in the province.
Labour's Johann Lamont spotlighted, once again, the issue of Scotland in the EU and comments emanating from Ireland which caused a notable fuss at the weekend.
After retiring from modeling, Ireland, who was featured in the July 5, 2004, issue of Forbes, revealed assets that couldn't be concealed in a bikini: her business acumen.
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