Martin McGuinness has said he and Ian Paisley 'pointed the way to a better future' for Northern Ireland as he signed a book of condolence for his former arch-enemy. The pair buried decades of hostility for good when they took office together in 2007, and their friendship became such a symbol of the peace effort that they were dubbed the Chuckle Brothers. Signing a book of condolence today for the famed Unionist firebrand, who died aged 88 yesterday after a long illness, the Deputy First Minister wrote: 'In rising above old enmities, we pointed the way to a better and peaceful future.
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The Reverend Dr Ian Paisley died yesterday aged 88 after a long illness
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Deputy First Minister buried 'old enmities' to pay tribute to former arch rival
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Their closeness in government gained them the nickname Chuckle Brothers
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