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A drama about the negotiations that led to the Good Friday Agreement – 25 years ago this month – might sound a dry affair. But Owen McCafferty’s “searing” new play is anything but that, said Jane Coyle in The Irish Times. Agreement is a “compelling political thriller with echoes of…

Former taoiseach praised for 'remarkable work' in helping to seal the Good Friday Agreement 25 years ago

The agreement has played a significant role in shaping Northern Ireland, from its power-sharing institutions to the handling of Brexit

A quarter of a century after unpalatable compromises ended decades of bloodshed in Northern Ireland, some of the architects of the Good Friday Agreement hope that deal can help inspire a route out of the region's near-permanent political crisis.

On April 7, 1998, the head of Northern Ireland's largest unionist party drafted a letter to the British prime minister announcing that he was leaving talks and that the latest attempt to end three decades of bloodshed in Northern Ireland was over.

Former PM cautions against ‘top down’ changes to Northern Ireland peace deal to protect power sharing

The former taoiseach suffered personal hardship during the negotiations with the death of his mother.

The former prime minister and taoiseach have reflected on the negotiations ahead of the 25th anniversary of the deal.

The historic peace deal is 25 years old this year