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Northern Ireland-born diplomats describe how Good Friday Agreement inspires them
1 year, 7 months ago

Northern Ireland-born diplomats describe how Good Friday Agreement inspires them

The Independent  

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'Keep the peace': Joe Biden arrives in Northern Ireland to mark 25th anniversary of Good Friday Agreement
1 year, 8 months ago

'Keep the peace': Joe Biden arrives in Northern Ireland to mark 25th anniversary of Good Friday Agreement

Firstpost  

Northern Ireland has been significantly reshaped since unionist parties wanting to remain part of the UK and nationalists favouring reunification with Ireland struck a peace deal on 10 April 1998 US President Joe Biden landed in Northern Ireland on Tuesday to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement that ended decades of sectarian violence in the region. He …

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Petrol bombs thrown at Northern Ireland police on 25th anniversary of Good Friday Agreement
1 year, 8 months ago

Petrol bombs thrown at Northern Ireland police on 25th anniversary of Good Friday Agreement

The Independent  

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What Is Good Friday Agreement? Peace Accord That Ended 3 Decades Of Violence In Northern Ireland
1 year, 9 months ago

What Is Good Friday Agreement? Peace Accord That Ended 3 Decades Of Violence In Northern Ireland

ABP News  

Good Friday Agreement: The historic Good Friday Agreement turns 25 this Easter. The Good Friday Agreement has been credited with bringing peace to Northern Ireland, and is known to have touched on every aspect of life in the country. This period of sectarian conflict and violence continued for three long decades, and came to be known as the Troubles, which …

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Good Friday Agreement: How the secret back-channel between IRA and UK government restored peace in Northern Ireland
1 year, 9 months ago

Good Friday Agreement: How the secret back-channel between IRA and UK government restored peace in Northern Ireland

Firstpost  

A ceasefire offer from the IRA was made through the back channel in early 1993 as a result of the covert communications that began in 1991. Even if the back-channel fell apart in the public eye in late 1993, it had already laid foundations for the agreement that followed In February 1990, in the midst of the Troubles, Sinn Féin’s …

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Events being held in Northern Ireland to reflect on Good Friday Agreement
1 year, 9 months ago

Events being held in Northern Ireland to reflect on Good Friday Agreement

The Independent  

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Northern Ireland victims' families feel justice further away than ever, 25 years after Good Friday Agreement
1 year, 9 months ago

Northern Ireland victims' families feel justice further away than ever, 25 years after Good Friday Agreement

ABC  

Families in Northern Ireland who lost loved ones during three decades of bloodshed fear a proposed amnesty for those involved in the conflict will end their hopes for justice. Twenty-five years after the signing of the Good Friday Agreement ended what was known as the Troubles, many victims feel forgotten by the attempts to reconcile between all parties. New IRA …

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Good Friday Agreement: How the US became a major peacemaker in Northern Ireland's deal
1 year, 9 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 …

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Murder of friends across the divide inspired concept of joint First Ministers
1 year, 9 months ago

Murder of friends across the divide inspired concept of joint First Ministers

The Independent  

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Good Friday Agreement ‘would not have happened without brave community workers’
2 years ago

Good Friday Agreement ‘would not have happened without brave community workers’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The peace process is owned by communities who did an awful lot of work …

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David Trimble: Key broker of the Good Friday Agreement
2 years, 5 months ago

David Trimble: Key broker of the Good Friday Agreement

The Independent  

David Trimble, a leading Protestant politician in Northern Ireland who set aside his hard-line stance to become a key negotiator in the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, an accord that ended the decades of sectarian violence and brought him a share of the Nobel Peace Prize, has died aged 77. “And northern nationalists, although they had a roof over their heads, …

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Former Northern Ireland leader David Trimble, architect of Good Friday Agreement, dies aged 77
2 years, 5 months ago

Former Northern Ireland leader David Trimble, architect of Good Friday Agreement, dies aged 77

ABC  

David Trimble, the former Northern Ireland leader who steered the region's Protestant majority into a historic peace deal with their Catholic rivals that earned him a Nobel Peace Prize, has died aged 77. Key points: Trimble received the Nobel prize in 1998 for helping end the violence between Catholic nationalists and pro-British Protestants Trimble joined the Ulster Unionist Party in …

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Commonwealth Games 2022: Banning Northern Irish gymnasts ‘contravenes Good Friday Agreement’
2 years, 7 months ago

Commonwealth Games 2022: Banning Northern Irish gymnasts ‘contravenes Good Friday Agreement’

The Independent  

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Derry Girls viewers say finale taught them about Good Friday Agreement ‘better’ than UK school system
2 years, 7 months ago

Derry Girls viewers say finale taught them about Good Friday Agreement ‘better’ than UK school system

The Independent  

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Anger as frail British Army veteran, 80, dies after catching Covid during trial
3 years, 2 months ago

Anger as frail British Army veteran, 80, dies after catching Covid during trial

Daily Mail  

Army veteran Dennis Hutchings, 80, died last night after catching Covid-19 midway through his controversial trial for a fatal Troubles shooting almost 50 years ago Desperate prosecutors tried to add a 64-year-old minor conviction as 'bad character' evidence against a British Army veteran as he lay dying of Covid in hospital - as his lawyer today said the ongoing case …

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Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern call for second Brexit referendum to protect Good Friday Agreement
5 years, 8 months ago

Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern call for second Brexit referendum to protect Good Friday Agreement

The Independent  

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