Twenty-five years on: The legacy of the Good Friday Agreement Politicians and experts reflect on the deal credited with ending 30 years of violence in Northern Ireland. Al Jazeera · Apr 6, 2023
Negotiating with mortal enemies was only way to secure peace deal – Lord Empey The peer was one of the closest allies of UUP leader David Trimble in 1998. The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023
Stormont budget crisis: Heaton-Harris denies ‘tough budget’ is punishment for Assembly fiasco One former finance minister said the UK Government had an opportunity to offset some of the deficit by spreading it over a number of years Belfast Live · Apr 5, 2023
Heaton-Harris denies ‘tough budget’ will be punishment for Stormont not sitting The Secretary of State will set the budget for Northern Ireland in the absence of Stormont Executive Ministers. The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023
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
We need to restore the ‘covenant of honour’ of Good Friday Agreement – Durkan Former SDLP leader Mark Durkan also urged the two governments to live up to their roles as co-guarantors. The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023
Bill Clinton says ‘miracle’ Brexit did not destroy Good Friday Agreement Former US president tells DUP that Sinn Fein ‘doesn’t want to jam you’ The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023
Construction of £11million 'urban village' in Derry's Bogside to start in Autumn after sale agreed A number of buildings including the Bogside Inn were demolished in 2021 to make way for the project Belfast Live · Apr 3, 2023
Gerry Adams says DUP needs space to make up its mind on Stormont return But ex SF president added that if no movement then Dublin must have “full involvement” in running Northern Ireland Belfast Live · Apr 3, 2023
Fine Gael Minister brands Eoin Ó Broin garda eviction tweet 'crass and ignorant' Fine Gael Minister of State Patrick O’Donovan said that the tweet from Sinn Féin's Eoin Ó Broin showing modern day gardaí at a famine-era eviction was an example of the "mask lifting" Irish Mirror · Apr 3, 2023
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
Sinn Fein agreed to Stormont base as ‘olive branch’ to unionists, Adams says The former Sinn Fein leader said his party decided on a venue for the Assembly where unionists would feel comfortable. The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2023
Gerry Adams: Give DUP ‘wee bit of space’ over return to powersharing The former Sinn Fein president said Dublin must have a role in Northern Ireland if the DUP does not rejoin the Stormont Executive. The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2023
Architects of Northern Ireland peace see hope beyond Brexit deadlock A quarter of a century after unpalatable compromises ended decades of bloodshed in Northern Ireland, some of the architects of the Good Friday Agreement hope that deal can help inspire a route out of the region's near-permanent political crisis. Reuters · Apr 3, 2023
Reuters · Apr 3, 2023 The long road to Northern Ireland's Good Friday Agreement On April 10, Northern Ireland marks the 25th anniversary since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, which largely ended three decades of conflict in the British-ruled province.
Reuters · 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.
The Independent UK · 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.
Belfast Live · Apr 2, 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
Irish Mirror · Apr 2, 2023 Sinn Fein's Eoin O Broin stands over controversial tweet labelled 'utterly pathetic' by Fine Gael TD Justice Minister Simon Harris described the tweet as 'offensive, inappropriate and disrespectful to the men and women of An Garda Siochana'
Belfast Live · Apr 1, 2023 Tributes to 'hardworking and caring' former Mayor of Limavady John Felix McElhinney described as 'absolute stalwart' by party colleagues
Belfast Live · Mar 30, 2023 Fort George: Land sale for 'health hub' at former army base draws mixed reaction from Derry MLAs Fort George in Derry was an army barracks until 2001
Dublin Live · Mar 30, 2023 Dublin City councillors vote to push Government to extend eviction ban The vote followed the Government beating a no confidence motion against them in the Dail
Belfast Live · Mar 29, 2023 MLAs returning to Stormont would be like collaborators says Baroness Kate Hoey The former Labour MP is a firm supporter of Brexit
Belfast Live · Mar 25, 2023 Windsor Framework 'worse than the Protocol', TUV conference told TUV leader Jim Allister described the implementation of EU laws in Northern Ireland as an "obscenity"
The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023 Mary Lou McDonald says Boris Johnson government was ‘not upfront’ with unionism The Sinn Fein leader said the Johnson administration had been determined ‘to act outside of good faith’.