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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

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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.

The Independent UK

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

Belfast Live

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

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

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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".

Reuters

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 Guardian - 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.

The Independent UK

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

Belfast Live

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 Guardian - 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.

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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

The Guardian - UK

Brutality in BBC drama Blue Lights shocked cast who had not lived through Troubles

The writers of the Northern Ireland criminal drama want to shed light on continued threat posed by gangs involved in drugs trade

Daily Mirror

Tony Blair glad 'plague' of social media didn't exist when Good Friday Agreement was made

The former Labour Prime Minister spoke to MPs on the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee this morning ahead of next month’s 25th anniversary of the historic agreement, which ended most of the violence of the Troubles

Belfast Live

Funeral on Wednesday for well-known Derry figure Patrick Hume

Patrick Hume 'stood with brother John through hard times during the Troubles'

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Victims' group in exhibition and appeal for Derry Troubles survivors to come forward

Moving exhibition on display at the Guildhall

The Independent UK

Respect for Troubles victims has been ‘washed away’, say family members

Family members of those killed during the Troubles have expressed the lasting impact on their lives.

The Independent UK

Granddaughter of Troubles victims speaks of generational trauma 50 years on

Tanya Williams-Powell spoke of the impact on her family of the death of Thomas Niedermayer at the hands of the IRA.

Belfast Live

Co Armagh author on writing debut novel about illegal love during The Troubles

"My inspiration for the novel is fundamentally the belief that the power of love compounds human resilience and determination"

The Guardian - UK

Henry McDonald obituary

Northern Irish journalist and author whose lively writing explored the Troubles with empathy and fascination

The Independent UK

Omagh bomb inquiry to be raised by minister with Irish counterparts

Dublin’s record on dealing with the legacy of the Troubles is ‘at best patchy and at worst non-existent’, Parliament is told

The Independent UK

Omagh bomb families welcome inquiry announcement

The Real IRA bombing in August 1998 claimed the lives of 29 people.

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