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The Good Friday agreement changed everything for Northern Ireland’s young people – so teach them about it

When schools fail to explain the Troubles, division and sectarianism spread. Our history must be on the curriculum, says writer and campaigner Emma DeSouza

The Guardian - UK

Trimble and Hume’s sons say fathers would have broken Stormont deadlock

Nobel laureates would have lamented lack of NI government, say sons, as events mark 25 years since Good Friday agreement

The Guardian - UK

The Troubles in 15 photos that documented history changing

In the 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement, peace has held in Northern Ireland, but those who lived through the Troubles won’t forget them

The Independent UK

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What is the Good Friday Agreement?

Historic peace treaty brought republicans and unionists together after decades of violent political conflict in Northern Ireland, a period of trauma and turmoil known as the Troubles

The Independent UK

Fragile Northern Ireland peace deal needs a rethink

The Troubles, as they were known, were responsible for more than 3700 deaths and tens of thousands of injuries from sectarian violence.

Daily Record

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

Victims of the Troubles are to gather in Co Down to watch the sunrise.

The Independent UK

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

Families who lost loved ones during three decades of bloodshed known as the Troubles, fear a proposed amnesty for those involved in the conflict will end their hopes for justice.

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Troubles shadow lingers as N Ireland marks 25 years of peace

This month marks 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement largely ended three decades of conflict in Northern Ireland that left 3,600 people dead

The Independent UK

Victims of Troubles ‘left behind’ by political agreement

Linda Molloy’s son John was killed in a random sectarian killing in north Belfast in 1996.

The Independent UK

Good Friday Agreement: 25 years on, the British government is seeking to undo key terms of the peace deal

The Good Friday Agreement ended a conflict that claimed more than 3,500 lives between 1968 and 1998. It is estimated that one-third of the adult population in Northern Ireland has been directly affected by bereavement, physical injury or trauma.

The Conversation

Good Friday Agreement: the early 1990s back-channel between the IRA and British government that made peace possible

In February 1990, in the midst of the Troubles, Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness publicly invited the British government to reopen a back-channel used during previous phases of contact with the IRA in the 1970s and during the 1981 hunger strike.

The Conversation

New school resources on the Good Friday Agreement will give pupils valuable understanding – if they are used

The UK National Archives has produced educational resources for secondary schools to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

The Conversation

Bertie Ahern reveals what one thing he would have done differently during Good Friday Agreement talks

Exclusive: Speaking exclusively to the Irish Mirror, former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern reflects on the success of the Good Friday Agreement and those impacted by The Troubles.

Irish Mirror

Division still present in ceasefire generation, say women born in April 1998

Two women who were born the month the Good Friday Agreement was signed have said the legacy of the the Troubles remains.

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Derry author who penned childhood memoir set in the Troubles wins top literary prize

Darran Anderson has been recognised in the 2023 Windham-Campbell Prizes for nonfiction

Evening Standard

What was the Good Friday Agreement that was signed 25 years ago?

The historic pact signed in Northern Ireland on April 10, 1998 effectively brought an end to the Troubles

The Independent UK

Grassroots faith leaders navigate a Northern Ireland in flux

Twenty-five years ago, the Good Friday Agreement halted much of the violence of Northern Ireland’s Troubles

Reuters

The 30 years of Northern Ireland's 'Troubles'

On April 10 it will be 25 years since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement which largely ended three decades of conflict in Northern Ireland, known locally as the "Troubles".

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The Guardian - UK

Operation Chiffon by Peter Taylor review – how they talked their way out of the Troubles

In this compelling account, the author and documentary-maker describes how decades of covert communications between the British government and the IRA eased the path to the Good Friday agreement – helped by an unlikely hero

The Independent UK

Exhibition focusing on victims of Troubles on display at Parliament Buildings

Silent Testimony will be hosted in the Long Gallery for the month of April.

Belfast Live

Derry Boys documentary to mark Good Friday Agreement anniversary

The radio documentary follows the lives of two children who crossed the sectarian divide at the height of the Troubles

The Guardian - UK

A play set during the Troubles brings home the monstrosity of a few English politicians

The Windsor framework offers hope for Northern Ireland, yet some, such as Boris Johnson, played with peace and voted against it

The Guardian - UK

‘We lived on our nerves’: how Belfast cop show Blue Lights captured a changed Northern Ireland

As the rattling police drama launches, its stars talk about the legacy of the Troubles, living with bomb blasts and gunfire – and showing the real people behind the stab vests

The Independent UK

Troubles legacy approach cannot be imposed on Northern Ireland – Labour

Chris Heaton-Harris faced calls to take a ‘different approach’ if Northern Ireland’s political parties continue to oppose the Legacy Bill.

Belfast Live

NIO failed to comply with equality scheme in controversial Troubles immunity bill

The Equality Commission is set to recommend a number of improvements to the Northern Ireland Office

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