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Northern Ireland

Higgins leads tributes to ex-Finland president who played role in peace process

Irish President Michael D Higgins has led tributes from politicians following the death of the former president of Finland Martti Ahtisaari, who was one of a number of international mediators in the Northern Ireland peace process. Mr Ahtisaari, who ...

16 Oct 2023 at 18:15

Northern Ireland

British ministers ‘reluctant to accept McGuinness committed to peace process’

Senior British ministers were reluctant to accept that Martin McGuinness was “genuinely” committed to the peace process in Northern Ireland, archive files have revealed. Secretary of State Sir Patrick Mayhew also speculated whether the IRA was ...

30 Dec 2022 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Peace process ‘single most important achievement’ of Irish-US relationship

The Northern Ireland peace process is the “single most important achievement” of Ireland’s relationship with the United States, the Taoiseach has said. Simon Harris was speaking during an event at Georgetown University in Washington DC. The ...

10 Oct 2024 at 16:51

National News

‘Insulting’ to suggest Irish men were in Colombia for peace process – archives

A suggestion that three republicans were on holiday in Colombia rather than training rebels was said to be “insulting to (the) intelligence” of diplomats, archive documents show. There was concern at the time that the arrest of the ...

28 Dec 2023 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Irish Government doubted UK campaign to ‘save David’ Trimble

The UK Government was warned that a “save David campaign” for UUP leader Lord Trimble would ruin progress made under the Good Friday Agreement. Extensive confidential documents in the lead-up to the collapse of Northern Ireland’s ...

30 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

President hosts exhibition marking role of women in peace process

The role of women in the Northern Ireland peace process has been highlighted in a new exhibition hosted by Irish president Michael D Higgins. Marking the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, the Peace Heroines ...

29 Mar 2023 at 17:22

Northern Ireland

John Major feared loyalists would walk from ceasefire in 1996

John Major was concerned loyalists would walk away from the ceasefire in 1996 if they thought the British government was giving into Sinn Fein demands. Mr Major made the comments in a conversation with then-Taoiseach ...

29 Dec 2022 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Johnson urged Irish Government to adopt ‘hard-egg approach’ to NI peace process

Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson urged the Irish Government to adopt a “hard egg” approach to the Northern Ireland peace process and “let the nationalists go to hell”, newly declassified documents show. Mr ...

28 Dec 2022 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

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

The brave work of local communities which created the circumstances for the Good Friday Agreement should be celebrated as the 25th anniversary of the peace accord approaches, the head of a peace fund has urged. ...

29 Dec 2022 at 11:00

National News

Good Friday Agreement remembered after quarter of a century of peace

The significance of the historic Good Friday Agreement is to be remembered on Easter Monday as it reaches its 25th anniversary. As part of the events marking the milestone, Ulster University has launched the ...

10 Apr 2023 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Hurd wondered whether Irish believed Adams to be ‘on the side of angels’

Former UK foreign secretary Douglas Hurd wondered if the Irish government believed then-Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams to be “on the side of angels”, newly released Irish State documents reveal. Then-Irish ...

28 Dec 2022 at 11:00

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