Belfast Agreement

The Belfast Agreement, also known as the Good Friday Agreement, is a peace accord signed on April 10th 1998, largely ending decades of violence known as the Troubles. It comprises two related agreements, the British-Irish Agreement and the Multi-Party Agreement. It led to the establishment of devolved government in Northern Ireland and other institutions

Ray of hope for Britain as clouds briefly part for Keir Starmer’s arrival at Downing Street

It poured rain all day in London but there was a sunny interlude at a convenient moment for the new Labour prime minister

Lucky number seven: How a Labour government under Keir Starmer could revamp Anglo-Irish relations

Starmer hopes that by turning the page on connections with the Republic, it could help to open a new book of co-operation with EU

Silverback by Phil Harrison: Dark and unnerving tale of heartless fathers and damaged sons in Belfast

Harrison conjures a malignant universe of betrayals, fights and even sado-masochism

Belfast rap group granted leave to seek judicial review over decision to block funding award

Hip-hop trio Kneecap claim Kemi Badenoch’s denial of £15,000 grant unlawfully discriminates against them on grounds of nationality and political opinion

Knee-jerk nationalist rejection of the ECHR by the UK would set a terrible example for autocracies

It has nothing to do with the EU, a fact many Tories seem to have overlooked

Belfast court’s landmark ruling on UK Rwanda law: What it means North and South

Concern that migrants are crossing Border to avoid deportation ‘has no weight any more’, says human rights lawyer

Stephen Grimason obituary: First journalist to get a copy of Belfast Agreement

‘I believe I was given the document to nudge [the agreement] over the line,’ he later said

United Ireland would be the ‘most desirable outcome’, Bertie Ahern says

‘Hard yards’ required to demonstrate that unionists and their traditions would be respected, former taoiseach says in advance of New Ireland Commission event

Maybe now the Irish Government will accept that the UK and unionists had a point about open borders

Britain and Ireland can at least agree on one thing: nobody wants to start talking about the border again

Costs of united Ireland would equal pain of the austerity years, economists say

Recently published report estimated cost for unification at €20bn a year for 20 years but this figure is contested

Andrew Muir: Out and proud Stormont Minister in charge of Northern Ireland’s farming

‘To make a case for constitutional change in Northern Ireland, you should first show this region is successful, that people can doctor, can get a school place,’ says Andrew Muir

It took leaving and returning for me to become a Derry girl

As a child, I feared not monsters under my bed but men in balaclavas. While many of my memories of the city were unhappy, I needed to return

Denis Bradley: ‘Partition doesn’t work, never has worked, never will work’

The former priest who played a key role in the peace process reflects on the backchannel that enabled dialogue between the IRA and the UK government

Harris holds first call with Sunak as Taoiseach but Troubles Legacy Act not discussed

Leaders of both countries hold ‘very good call’ before Taoiseach spoke to North’s First Minister and Deputy First Minister

Labour MP Creasy criticises Republic for silence over Rwanda plan’s impact on Belfast Agreement

Tánaiste Micheál Martin ignored pleas for intervention, high-profile MP says

Jeffrey Donaldson, at the heart of Northern Irish politics for nearly 40 years

From Enoch Powell to post-Brexit negotiations, former DUP leader has been an influential figure for decades

Does the Belfast Agreement need reforming, and can this be done now that Stormont is back?

Now more than 25 years old, the Belfast Agreement is showing signs of age. So how can it be reformed, if at all?

Dublin Unitarian church to end Good Friday reading of Troubles dead

Annual commemoration will end tomorrow as no one has been killed in political violence in Northern Ireland for nearly five years

Washington witnesses nation-building at the National Building

Brightness and sincere optimism of Michelle O’Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly was a jolting invitation to look towards the future

Future of George Mitchell scholarships in doubt as programme paused over funding shortages

Scheme was created 25 years ago, in light of Belfast Agreement, to send future US leaders to island of Ireland

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