Timeline: Long road to Northern Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement
1 year, 8 months ago

Timeline: Long road to Northern Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement

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Northern Ireland is to mark the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement on April 10. On April 10, Northern Ireland marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, which largely ended three decades of conflict in the British-ruled province. December 9, 1973 – After a year of talks and elections for a new Northern Ireland assembly in June, the Sunningdale Agreement is announced, establishing a power-sharing government in Belfast. January 9, 1998 – Britain’s Northern Ireland Secretary Mo Mowlam visits the Maze Prison to meet UDA prisoners in an attempt to change their recent decision to end their support for the peace process.

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The tumultuous history of Northern Ireland | Explained
10 months, 2 weeks ago

The tumultuous history of Northern Ireland | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: On February 3, pro-Irish unity politician Michelle O’Neill from the Sinn Fein party made history by becoming the first Nationalist First Minister of Northern Ireland, after the opposition Democratic Union Party, the largest pro-U.K. party, returned to government ending a two-year long political deadlock in Northern Ireland. In the backdrop of the ever-increasing tit-for-tat violence between …

Northern Ireland agreement could end deadlock, restore government
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Northern Ireland agreement could end deadlock, restore government

Al Jazeera  

The political deadlock in the region began after the United Kingdom left the European Union. He said agreements reached with the United Kingdom’s government in London “provide a basis for our party to nominate members to the Northern Ireland Executive, thus seeing the restoration of the locally elected institutions”. The breakthrough after months of inconclusive negotiations came after the UK …

Northern Ireland peacemakers urge end to political impasse
1 year, 8 months ago

Northern Ireland peacemakers urge end to political impasse

Associated Press  

BELFAST, Northern Ireland — An American architect of Northern Ireland’s historic 1998 peace accord on Monday urged its feuding politicians to revive the mothballed Belfast government, as a current political crisis clouded celebration of the peacemaking milestone. Senator George Mitchell told a conference to mark a quarter century since the Good Friday Agreement that Northern Ireland’s leaders must “act with …

Echoes from the ‘Troubles’ - The Hindu
1 year, 8 months ago

Echoes from the ‘Troubles’ - The Hindu

The Hindu  

U.S. President Joe Biden visited Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland last week to commemorate 25 years of the Good Friday Agreement. It had two parts: a ‘multi-party agreement’ between Northern Ireland’s major parties, and an agreement between the governments of the U.K. and the Republic of Ireland. Holding that it undermined the Good Friday Agreement by instituting a …

‘Keep the peace’: Biden begins Northern Ireland, Ireland trip
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Keep the peace’: Biden begins Northern Ireland, Ireland trip

Al Jazeera  

The US president will mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement and seek to support a post-Brexit trade deal. United States President Joe Biden has arrived in Northern Ireland on Tuesday, where he is set to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. Biden said his trip would Though the UK, and therefore Northern Ireland, have …

What is the Good Friday Agreement?
1 year, 8 months ago

What is the Good Friday Agreement?

The Independent  

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25 years on, is Northern Ireland keeping the peace?
1 year, 8 months ago

25 years on, is Northern Ireland keeping the peace?

Al Jazeera  

The Good Friday Agreement put an official end to ‘The Troubles’ but other problems continue to haunt Northern Ireland. Twenty-five years after the Good Friday Agreement, Northern Ireland lives in an imperfect peace. There has been a dramatic reduction in violence since the worst of the “Troubles”, during which more than 3,600 were killed, but Northern Ireland continues to struggle …

Good Friday Agreement: How the US became a major peacemaker in Northern Ireland's deal
1 year, 8 months ago

Good Friday Agreement: How the US became a major peacemaker in Northern Ireland's deal

Firstpost  

The 1998 Good Friday Accord was made possible thanks in large part to former US president Bill Clinton and senator George Mitchell’s efforts to keep the involved parties at the table. By the 1990s, the diaspora was playing quite a different role, one which was crucial to the region’s peace process and the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. Even when running …

Twenty-five years on: The legacy of the Good Friday Agreement
1 year, 8 months ago

Twenty-five years on: The legacy of the Good Friday Agreement

Al Jazeera  

Politicians and experts reflect on the deal credited with ending 30 years of violence in Northern Ireland. Furthermore, the GFA called for “the removal of security installations”, and neither the republic nor Northern Ireland put up any signs at the border to indicate a different jurisdiction. “However, the Brexit vote made me feel sick as it restored the psychological border …

Biden to visit Ireland, mark Good Friday accord anniversary
1 year, 8 months ago

Biden to visit Ireland, mark Good Friday accord anniversary

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will travel to the United Kingdom and Ireland next week in part to help mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday accord, a U.S.-brokered agreement that helped end decades of deadly sectarian violence in Northern Ireland. Biden will first visit Belfast, Northern Ireland, which is part of the U.K., from April 11-12 to mark …

As it turns 25, N Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement explained
1 year, 8 months ago

As it turns 25, N Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement explained

The Independent  

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Heaton-Harris: We must not take peace for granted in Northern Ireland
1 year, 8 months ago

Heaton-Harris: We must not take peace for granted in Northern Ireland

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Clinton and Adams to share recollections of 1998 deal at New York event
1 year, 9 months ago

Clinton and Adams to share recollections of 1998 deal at New York event

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Germany, Ireland slam UK move toward overriding Brexit deal
2 years, 5 months ago

Germany, Ireland slam UK move toward overriding Brexit deal

Associated Press  

LONDON — Germany and Ireland have condemned the U.K government’s move towards unilaterally rewriting parts of the post-Brexit deal with the European Union. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Irish counterpart Simon Coveney said there was “no legal or political justification” for overriding the agreed trade rules in Northern Ireland. Writing in British newspaper The Observer on Sunday, the ministers …

UK moves to rewrite Brexit rules; EU threatens legal action
2 years, 6 months ago

UK moves to rewrite Brexit rules; EU threatens legal action

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s government on Monday proposed new legislation that would unilaterally rewrite post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, despite opposition from some U.K. lawmakers and EU officials who say the move violates international law. The proposed bill seeks to remove customs checks on some goods entering Northern Ireland from the rest of the U.K. That will override parts of …

Northern Ireland leaders call for calm after night of rioting
3 years, 8 months ago

Northern Ireland leaders call for calm after night of rioting

LA Times  

Authorities in Northern Ireland sought to restore calm Thursday after Protestant and Catholic youths in Belfast hurled bricks, fireworks and gasoline bombs at police and each other. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemned the unrest, saying, “the way to resolve differences is through dialogue, not violence or criminality.” He sent Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis to Belfast for talks with …

Proud Irish descendant Biden to mark St. Patrick’s Day, praise Good Friday accord
3 years, 9 months ago

Proud Irish descendant Biden to mark St. Patrick’s Day, praise Good Friday accord

LA Times  

President Biden is marking St. Patrick’s Day on Wednesday by meeting virtually with the Irish premier and recommitting the U.S. to the Good Friday Agreement regarding Northern Ireland, the historic peace deal that has come under increasing stress following Britain’s exit from the European Union. Biden is also expected to attend Mass near his family home in Wilmington, Del., before …

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