The Clinton Centre
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The Clinton Centre is situated on the site of the Remembrance Day bombing
on 8 November 1987 in Enniskillen
, County Fermanagh
, Northern Ireland
when the Provisional Irish Republican Army
killed 12 and injured 63 with a time bomb. Former President of the United States of America Bill Clinton
gave his name to the facility in dedication to peace and prosperity in Ireland and around the world and has visited the site three times along with his wife, Hillary Clinton.
The Centre houses a fully equipped conference floor, a restaurant, internet cafe, art gallery and The Bridges Youth Hostel.
Plans were laid in 2000 to construct a new structure to balance the restored Orange Hall, a listed building. This was coordinated by Fermanagh University Partnership Board.
In 2001 President Bill Clinton visited the site, returning again in 2002 to officially open the building and lend his name to it. His most recent visit was in 2004 when he was accompanied by his wife, Senator Hillary Clinton, to witness the work being undertaken within the centre in peace-building projects.
In 2005 operational control was handed over to Hostelling International Northern Ireland who now manage the entire centre.
Remembrance Day Bombing
The Remembrance Day bombing took place on 8 November 1987 in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland...
on 8 November 1987 in Enniskillen
Enniskillen
Enniskillen is a town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is located almost exactly in the centre of the county between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of 13,599 in the 2001 Census...
, County Fermanagh
County Fermanagh
Fermanagh District Council is the only one of the 26 district councils in Northern Ireland that contains all of the county it is named after. The district council also contains a small section of County Tyrone in the Dromore and Kilskeery road areas....
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
when the Provisional Irish Republican Army
Provisional Irish Republican Army
The Provisional Irish Republican Army is an Irish republican paramilitary organisation whose aim was to remove Northern Ireland from the United Kingdom and bring about a socialist republic within a united Ireland by force of arms and political persuasion...
killed 12 and injured 63 with a time bomb. Former President of the United States of America Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
gave his name to the facility in dedication to peace and prosperity in Ireland and around the world and has visited the site three times along with his wife, Hillary Clinton.
The Centre houses a fully equipped conference floor, a restaurant, internet cafe, art gallery and The Bridges Youth Hostel.
History of the building
The building stands on the site of the Reading Rooms owned by St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church which was destroyed in the bombing in 1987. The Centre was conceived as part of the Higher Bridges Project, bridging this site with the former Enniskillen Orange Hall.Plans were laid in 2000 to construct a new structure to balance the restored Orange Hall, a listed building. This was coordinated by Fermanagh University Partnership Board.
In 2001 President Bill Clinton visited the site, returning again in 2002 to officially open the building and lend his name to it. His most recent visit was in 2004 when he was accompanied by his wife, Senator Hillary Clinton, to witness the work being undertaken within the centre in peace-building projects.
In 2005 operational control was handed over to Hostelling International Northern Ireland who now manage the entire centre.