▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Ireland ▁Jean ▁Kennedy ▁Smith ▁during ▁the ▁peace ▁process , ▁stating ▁" He ▁( Fr ▁Re id ) ▁was ▁talking ▁to ▁her ▁( K enn edy - Smith ) ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁talking ▁to ▁her ▁brother ▁Ted dy ▁( K enn edy ). " ▁ ▁After ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Dublin , ▁Re id ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁peace ▁efforts ▁in ▁the ▁Bas que ▁Country . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Sab ino ▁A ran a ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁" World ▁Mir ror " ▁prize , ▁by ▁the ▁Sab ino ▁A ran a ▁Foundation ▁in ▁Bil ba o , ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁his ▁efforts ▁at ▁prom oting ▁peace ▁and ▁recon c ili ation . ▁Re id ▁and ▁a ▁Method ist ▁minister , ▁the ▁Rev . ▁Harold ▁Good , ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁I RA ▁had ▁de comm ission ed ▁their ▁arms ▁at ▁a ▁news ▁conference ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Re id ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁controvers y ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁when ▁he ▁made ▁comments ▁during ▁a ▁meeting ▁in ▁Fitz roy ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ▁concerning ▁the ▁Union ist ▁community ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland . ▁Re id ▁said : ▁" You ▁don ' t ▁want ▁to ▁hear ▁the ▁truth . ▁The ▁reality ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁national ist ▁community ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁were ▁treated ▁almost ▁like ▁animals ▁by ▁the ▁union ist ▁community . ▁They ▁were ▁not ▁treated ▁like ▁human ▁be ings . ▁They ▁were ▁treated ▁like