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Rev Ian Paisley rushed to hospital after suspected heart attack- VIDEO

Former Northern Ireland First Minister in Belfast hospital

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CATHY HAYES,
IrishCentral Staff Writer
Published Monday, February 6, 2012, 11:53 AM
Updated Monday, February 6, 2012, 11:59 AM

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Rev Ian Paisley, the former Northern Ireland First Minister
Rev Ian Paisley, the former Northern Ireland First Minister
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Rev Ian Paisley, the former Northern Ireland First Minister had been admitted to hospital. Unconfirmed reports suggest he has suffered a heart attack. Paisley's wife Baroness Paisley confirmed her husband was being treated in hospital.

A family statement said: "She requests that the family's privacy be respected at this difficult time."

The founder of the Democratic Unionist party, and a former MP for Northern Ireland, he was rushed to Ulster Hospital, Dundonald, in Belfast on Sunday.
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The son of a dissident Baptist minister, Paisley was born in Armagh in 1926. He delivered his first sermon at the age of 16 and founded his own breakaway Free Presbyterian Church in 1951. A well known critic of the Catholic Church he once called the Pope “the Ant-Christ”.

In a historic move he became Northern Ireland’s First Minister in May 2007 after a deal was negotiated to share power with Sinn Fein.

The 85-year-old was the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party for almost 40 years. Last month he stood down from his role as a moderator of the Free Presbyterian Church. He delivered his final sermon at the Martyrs Memorial church in east Belfast just over a week ago.

See below for an Oxford Union speaker profile of Ian Paisley:

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gobdawpaddy | Feb 07, 2012, 02:19 AM EST
Dan, most mature people have left your kind of hatred in the past. Martin McGuinness and Rev. Paisley consider each other friends in recent years, having realized the futility of hatred in NI. Margaret Thatcher doesn't even know what planet she is on. They are not my favorite people, but I certainly wish them no ill-will.

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faberm1 | Feb 06, 2012, 07:49 PM EST
Sounds like he's trying to do the best he can. Maith an fear é. Doesn't look like he's long for this world. Maybe he'll do some good as he contemplates eternity.

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faberm1 | Feb 06, 2012, 07:47 PM EST
Sounds like he's trying to do the best he can. Maith an fear é.

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Curitiba | Feb 06, 2012, 04:18 PM EST
If only he could have been turned away from the dark side of the force...like Darth Vader.

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esatdigiwank | Feb 06, 2012, 03:31 PM EST
He can't have taken news of Rottweiler's invite too well. Have come to a greater understanding of him in recent years. May he pull through.

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esatdigiwank | Feb 06, 2012, 03:30 PM EST
He can't have taken news of Rottweiler Ratzinger's invite too well. Have come to a greater understanding of him in recent years. May he pull through.

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esatdigiwank | Feb 06, 2012, 03:30 PM EST
He can't have taken news of Rottweiler Ratzinger's invite too well. Have come to a greater understanding of him in recent years. May he pull through.

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esatdigiwank | Feb 06, 2012, 03:29 PM EST
He can't have taken news of Rottweiler Ratzinger's invite too well. Have come to a greater understanding of him in recent years. May he pull through.

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esatdigiwank | Feb 06, 2012, 03:29 PM EST
He can't have taken news of Rottweiler Ratzinger's invite too well. Have come to a greater understanding of him in recent years. May he pull through.

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ciaradexy | Feb 06, 2012, 03:23 PM EST
Get well soon!

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Kilsally | Feb 06, 2012, 02:33 PM EST
My prayers with you and your family at this time.

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