Danny Kennedy: There were times unionists viewed Seamus Mallon as a fearsome opponent but ultimately he was capable of doing business with unionism
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I offer my sympathies to the family, friends and colleagues of Seamus Mallon.
He was a very considerable politician and political operator. There were times unionists viewed him as controversial and he was a fearsome political opponent, but ultimately he was a man capable of doing business with unionism.
Danny Kennedy, Former Ulster Unionist Newry and Armagh Assembly member