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
James Nesbitt, the actor, a patron of Northern Ireland’s largest cross-community victims and survivors group, has an appeal for people who may be able to help: ‘look into your conscience’
In the News podcast: Former Sinn Féin leader spent two days in the witness box of a London court rejecting claims he was in the IRA
The pursuit of ‘justice’ for the few should not usurp the need for reconciliation for society as a whole
The conflict began 57 years ago, yet politicians are resisting letting the past become the past
In recent months, the early positivity of the latest version of Stormont has fallen away
Programme to prevent young people being recruited by paramilitaries among scheme’s initiatives
Government’s funding of modern Irish history chair at Cambridge a signal of belief in importance of independent scholarship, Micheál Martin says
Jon Burrows’s comparison between Bloody Sunday and Ireland’s failure to extradite terrorists will have offended nationalists and left unionists bemused
Russian aggression has raised the possibility of Ireland becoming strategically important to London
A radio host asks if Ireland could play in orange to avoid kit clashes at the T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka
Mitchell Institute says it is considering a ‘potential name change’
It has been helpful for Ireland, too. But Morgan McSweeney’s reign could be coming to screeching halt
The speed at which Queen’s severed ties with its former chancellor has drawn support - and criticism
If we want to understand why democracy is in such trouble, we can learn plenty from the careers of two men who were once stellar figures in democratic politics
Broker of Belfast Agreement had name removed from prestigious US-Ireland scholarship
Kieran Doherty’s body was found outside Derry, but near Donegal border, almost 16 years ago
George Hamilton tells Westminster how loyalists are behaving in ‘same coercive, controlling way’
Former Garda commissioner says short sentences they would receive would not ‘weigh the scales’ for 1989 murder
Families’ ordeal and the wider context of the peace process is examined in this methodically compiled study of the 2004 heist
If this is how the Left chooses to present a united front, there will be wider ramifications
The Anglo-Irish Agreement, signed 40 years ago this week, didn’t bring the reassurance that was hoped for, but ultimately was a significant milestone
Treaty ‘normalised’ relations between Dublin and London
Ben Collins favours Irish unity and encourages others of similar heritage to engage with subject
A new Republic, a call for Irish unity and a plan to let the language blossom in the Áras
The writer on his latest novel, Injury Time; his favourite funny writers; and the book that always makes him cry
Presidential election: Never again should Fine Gael send a Protestant candidate out, unprepared, into a sectarian storm
Founded in west Belfast by Michele Devlin and Laurence McKeown, the festival now attracts 25,000 visitors each year
Lawyer Michael Farrell represented transgender woman Lydia Foy after earning his stripes during the Troubles in the North
There is widespread desire for electoral change and a greater political role for England
Bradley had to handle episodes such as the security of ballot boxes overnight before a count, with key figures such as Rev Ian Paisley demanding DUP oversight
Your essential end-of-week politics catch up
On his secret talks with Sinn Féin in the late 1980s, he said: “I was given the instruction just to listen but I’m afraid I did a great deal more than that”
Oxford-educated member of Anglo-Irish family became valued by Charles Haughey and successors
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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