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
How would a Border poll on Irish unity get called in Northern Ireland?
The Belfast Agreement sets out rules for calling a unity referendum, but is vague on some details
Any Celtic crusade against the imperialists in London would be very unwise
Remember, flags and anthems and all that is the easy stuff
British government ‘not in position’ to move on Border poll, says Taoiseach
Taoiseach thanks Andy Burnham for ‘standing’ up for needs and rights of Palestinian people
Johnny Adair given weapons by shadowy Ulster Resistance group, new book reveals
Group once led by Ian Paisley smuggled ‘vast quantities’ of weapons from Lebanon, it is alleged
Donald Trump’s comments on unity crossed a line. Unionists feel let down
History suggests that unionism rarely responds sensibly and strategically to a wake-up call
Donald Trump’s successful Irish visit highlights benefits of being his friend
US president’s brief tour resulted in win on whiskey tariffs and put life into debate on unity
Fine Gael ‘cannot afford to cede ground to other political groups on Irish unity’
Party must ‘plan, prepare and articulate’ what a united Ireland means, Neale Richmond to tell members
Former BBC Northern Ireland political correspondent Stephen Walker dies aged 61
Award-winning journalist wrote biographies of John Hume and David Trimble
Is Belfast Agreement deficient around the Border poll question?
Clarity required over ‘what the people are actually finally voting for’
Apathy and ignorance south of the Border remain significant blocks to Irish unity
A Border poll was never really on the table, and that is where there is considerable Anglo-Irish agreement
Sinn Féin should forget its absurd timescale for a Border poll and focus on the now
Dissident republicans have seized on Burnham’s statement as proof Sinn Féin has been naive
Ireland will be united, says former British prime minister Gordon Brown
Former Labour leader was chancellor when the Belfast Agreement was signed in 1998
Downing Street scrambles to calm row over Burnham’s ‘off the table’ Irish unity poll remarks
UK prime minister’s words appeared pre-planned but Downing Street rowed back a little after a day of nationalist criticism
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Go on a journey through time to explore the region’s turbulent history
Catherine Connolly to meet Ann Travers after encounter with her sister’s IRA murderer
President was pictured in Belfast with only person convicted of Mary Travers’s killing in 1984
‘It’s a mess’: To collapse Stormont now would benefit no one, but it cannot stay the same
Sinn Féin and DUP blame each other for the assembly’s failings, but there is a need for reform
Micheál Martin says talk of Border poll makes him go ‘bananas’
Taoiseach said party colleagues should concentrate on the benefits of the Shared Island initiative
Government must stop enabling Sinn Féin’s threats to Stormont
Annoying the party when it threatens devolution would be a far more helpful contribution
Political violence was the decisive factor in the creation of the Irish Free State
Does this justify the use of political violence by anyone today in Northern Ireland? Emphatically, no
Michael Oatley obituary: Senior British spy was key player in facilitating peace talks in North
MI6 officer codenamed the Mountain Climber was instrumental in setting up back channel with IRA that led ultimately to Belfast Agreement
Slain British ambassador remembered by his daughter 50 years after his death
Kate Ewart-Biggs spoke at event to remember her father Christopher who was assassinated by the IRA
‘We were torn apart’: Border Protestants still reeling from abuse of Heather Humphreys
In Drum, Co Monaghan, vitriol aimed at Fine Gael’s presidential candidate still chills residents almost a year on
DUP may be destroyed by Jeffrey Donaldson scandal
Unhappy voters stay at home, so unionism could cease to be Stormont’s largest designation next May
What Ireland’s super rich could learn from Martin Naughton
Rather than stand on the sidelines saying Ireland was broken, he got on the pitch and did something
United Ireland is ‘the big idea for our future’ says Sinn Féin leader
Taoiseach rejects Bill as approach that 'has failed repeatedly over past 100 years’
What happens to Northern Ireland after unity? Answers are starting to emerge
Would it remain Northern Ireland, though under the ultimate jurisdiction of Dublin, rather than London? Or would it be subsumed into a united Ireland?
David Andrews was a man of integrity who played vital role in peace process, funeral hears
Taoiseach, former president and political colleagues attend funeral in Blackrock, Co Dublin
Irish unity questions complicated by political instability in the UK
Worldview: Radical change can come faster than anyone expects
‘Soundbites’ on Irish unity not helpful, says Taoiseach, after recent O’Callaghan comments
Government’s €2bn Shared Island Fund succeeding because it has not become embroiled in constitutional debate, says Martin
Next government must prepare for Irish unity, Jim O’Callaghan tells Belfast conference
Minister for Justice emphasises support for Taoiseach’s Shared Island project which will see €2bn spent on cross-Border co-operation
Government accused of role in alleged campaign to undermine fundraising for Mitchell fund
Irish-American scholarship scheme will not have any scholars again in 2027 due to funding issues
Funding to cut train Dublin-Belfast journey time to under two hours
Track upgrade north of Malahide and at Clongriffin, electrification of 37km of network from Malahide to Drogheda planned
Loyalists who burn people out of their homes are firebombing their own political futures
Rioters focused their cruel fury on people of colour, whose ancestors were once fellow subjects of the crown
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