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Labour should be tough on crime but must not fight the Tories in the gutter after last week's revolting attack ad - the fact that nobody is taking direct responsibility is telling in itself

More challenges to the peace process are on the horizon, says Peter Hain, former secretary of state for Northern Ireland

The agreement has played a significant role in shaping NI

In the 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement, peace has held in Northern Ireland, but those who lived through the Troubles won’t forget them

Mo Mowlam and other female participants in talks confronted ‘sexism and scorn’ at the time

Held up as a model for peace, the historic agreement ended decades of violence in Northern Ireland over 58 tense hours

Historic peace treaty brought republicans and unionists together after decades of violent political conflict in Northern Ireland, a period of trauma and turmoil known as the Troubles

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

‘I’m sorry I left so many things for you (to do), Tanaiste,’ Mr Ahern told his successor.

“For every one of us, it was a privilege to serve in those days and to support the truly remarkable work of Taoiseach Bertie Ahern on behalf of our country.