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

Former SDLP leader Mark Durkan said the concept was one of the last additions to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023

U2 concert in Belfast helped secure Yes vote in agreement referendum – Durkan

SDLP leader John Hume and UUP leader David Trimble appeared on stage with Bono just days before the vote.

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023

Agreement review: ‘compelling political thriller’ with a first-rate cast

A drama about the negotiations that led to the Good Friday Agreement – 25 years ago this month – might sound a dry affair. But Owen McCafferty’s “searing” new play is anything but that, said Jane Coyle in The Irish Times. Agreement is a “compelling political thriller with echoes of…

The Week · Apr 5, 2023

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Thousands are alive today because of Good Friday Agreement – Adams

Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams says he believes peace deal was a stepping stone towards a united Ireland.

The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2023

'Extraordinary rollercoaster', Good Friday talks remembered 25 years on

On April 7, 1998, the head of Northern Ireland's largest unionist party drafted a letter to the British prime minister announcing that he was leaving talks and that the latest attempt to end three decades of bloodshed in Northern Ireland was over.

Reuters · Apr 3, 2023

Good Friday Agreement Anniversary: Stormont instability a lingering regret from peace deal, says Bertie Ahern

The historic peace deal is 25 years old this year

Belfast Live · Apr 2, 2023

Stormont instability a lingering regret from Good Friday deal, says Bertie Ahern

The former taoiseach suffered personal hardship during the negotiations with the death of his mother.

The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2023

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Review: Agreement brings to the forefront the fragility of our hard fought peace

McCafferty has taken a subject which could have been incredibly grey and littered it with humour which would delight both political anoraks and those who avoid the topic alike

Belfast Live · Mar 30, 2023

Mayor and Sheriff among 19 Nottingham Labour councillors standing down

Local elections will be held across the county on May 4.

Nottingham Post · Mar 7, 2023

The famous faces we said goodbye to in Northern Ireland in 2022

Northern Ireland lost some big names over the past 12 months

Belfast Live · Dec 31, 2022

Government wanted RUC to keep power over parades after Drumcree clashes

Declassified files reveal proposals to deal with the parading dispute.

The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2022

Quinn murders ‘changed mood’ in NI at height of Drumcree standoff

Declassified papers reveal the level of violence during the 1998 parading dispute.

The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2022

Drumcree linked murder of three Quinn children “changed the mood”, papers show

"In the aftermath of this morning’s murders … the day has been characterised by intense activity aimed at resolving the standoff"

Belfast Live · Dec 29, 2022

Trimble ‘had resentful complex towards the Republic of Ireland’

The newly declassified 1996 document describes the former UUP leader as having ‘little vision’ for leadership needed.

The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2022

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The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2022

In Pictures: Stormont still suspended as Northern Ireland sees year of changes

Amid political deadlock, the country has seen pro-Irish unity party Sinn Fein become the largest at Stormont.

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2022

David Trimble remembered by Jonathan Powell

Tony Blair’s former chief of staff recalls the Ulster Unionist party leader’s courage in getting the Good Friday agreement over the line – at the cost of his own political career

Nottingham Post · Sep 5, 2022

Nottingham's Goose Fair 2022: Dates, opening times and all you need to know

The days have been extended but opening times are different to usual

Wales Online · Aug 18, 2022

Tory rivals warned tax cuts could worsen pressures on public spending

Truss defiant as Sunak seizes on stark IFS report to attack her economic plans

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The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022

Tory candidates warned over tax cut pledges amid worsening economic outlook

Frontrunner Liz Truss and rival Rishi Sunak have repeatedly clashed over competing visions for the UK economy.

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022

Lord Trimble’s widow backs Liz Truss in Tory leadership race

The Nobel laureate indicated his support for the frontrunner before he died last month at the age of 77 following an illness.

Belfast Live · Aug 6, 2022

Brendan Hughes: Michelle O'Neill's call to respect differing views not matched by Sinn Fein

Ms O'Neill's call for people to be "mature enough" to "agree to differ" fails to match her own party's actions

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022

DUP cannot give timetable for return to powersharing, says Donaldson

The party will again block the restoration of the Assembly at a recalled sitting on Wednesday.

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022

MLAs to gather in latest attempt to elect Stormont speaker

The DUP is blocking the establishment of the devolved powersharing institutions as part of its protest against the NI Protocol.

Belfast Live · Aug 2, 2022

Stormont recall will not achieve anything, UUP MLA says

Matthew O’Toole says it's “outrageously cruel” for Assembly not to be functioning in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2022

No point in Assembly recall while protocol differences remain – Nesbitt

The Stormont Assembly will meet on Wednesday in a third bid to nominate a speaker after more than 30 MLAs signed an SDLP recall petition.

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