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# Good Friday Agreement

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2023
Alliance leader willing to test legality of Stormont’s ‘discriminatory’ voting system
It is understood Alliance has sought legal advice on whether the existing arrangements are human rights compliant.
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Mar 4th 2023, 3:18 PM
Joe Biden hails Protocol deal as 'essential step' in protecting Good Friday Agreement
The US president has long taken a close interest in the peace process in Northern Ireland.
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Feb 27th 2023, 10:39 PM
New British government may be needed to reach protocol deal, says Bertie Ahern
The former Taoiseach was speaking during a panel discussion with Tony Blair’s former press secretary Alastair Campbell.
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Feb 23rd 2023, 4:05 PM
What did the Mahon Tribunal find against Bertie Ahern, and what's happened since then?
The former Taoiseach has rejoined Fianna Fáil – but what led to his resignation in the first place?
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Feb 9th 2023, 11:19 AM
Suspended sentence for ex-British soldier convicted of 1988 manslaughter of Aidan McAnespie
In November, David Jonathan Holden, 53, was convicted of the manslaughter of Aidan McAnespie in February 1988.
Aidan McAnespie, 23, was killed in Aughnacloy, Co Tyrone, moments after walking through a border security checkpoint.
In November, David Jonathan Holden, 53, was convicted of the manslaughter of Aidan McAnespie in February 1988.
Members of McAnespie’s family were in court for the sentencing hearing.
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Feb 2nd 2023, 3:41 PM
'We didn't want a pound of flesh': Aidan McAnespie's brother critical of sentence for David Holden
Events to mark Good Friday Agreement anniversary planned amid speculation over Biden visit
There has been much speculation about whether the US President will visit Northern Ireland for the anniversary.
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Jan 31st 2023, 12:05 AM
Good Friday Agreement anniversary worth celebrating despite Assembly not functioning - Taoiseach
The 25th anniversary of the agreement is in April.
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Jan 30th 2023, 8:08 PM
Former British soldier convicted of killing Aidan McAnespie to be sentenced next week
He will serve a maximum of two years in jail regardless of the sentence, under a clause in the Good Friday Agreement.
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Jan 27th 2023, 3:04 PM
Protocol row ‘isn’t rocket science’, says Bertie Ahern in call for solution
The former Taoiseach was speaking today at the Northern Ireland Committee at Westminster.
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Jan 23rd 2023, 6:27 PM
Belfast woman who made plea to Tony Blair feels 'betrayed' 25 years after Good Friday Agreement
Margaret Gibney was a Belfast schoolgirl when she asked the then-prime minister to bring an end to the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
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Jan 1st 2023, 4:15 PM
Last year
2022
NI Protocol issues can be fixed ahead of Good Friday Agreement landmark, says Bertie Ahern
The former Taoiseach said he understands that unionists and loyalists have concerns about the constitutional position.
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Dec 18th 2022, 1:38 PM
Bertie Ahern: ‘Sad day’ for people of Northern Ireland as they face another election
The former Taoiseach said an election will not ‘change a damn thing’ because the Northern Ireland Protocol is not even on the agenda.
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Oct 28th 2022, 4:15 PM
Border poll would not have a ‘hope in hell’ of passing at present, says Bertie Ahern
He was invited to the Oireachtas Committee due to his work on the Good Friday Agreement.
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Oct 20th 2022, 7:11 PM
A Derry Girls screening ‘could help Good Friday Agreement understanding’
Northern Ireland Affairs committee chairman Simon Hoare made the suggestion as Chris Heaton-Harris said many do not appreciate the deal’s importance.
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Oct 19th 2022, 12:59 PM
Taoiseach accuses Sinn Féin of trying to ‘close down debate’
Micheál Martin accused his political opponents of trying to avoid accountability.
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Oct 16th 2022, 3:03 PM
UK's Shadow Northern Ireland secretary ‘would call border poll if circumstances right’
However, Peter Kyle said things are currently a ‘long way off’.
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Sep 25th 2022, 12:43 PM
Extract: What it was like to negotiate the Good Friday Agreement
The head of the Irish delegation at the Anglo-Irish Secretariat in Belfast, David Donoghue, writes about the experience.
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Sep 15th 2022, 7:00 PM
'Courageous' and 'frankly irreplaceable': Books of condolence open for David Trimble
The 77-year-old former Stormont first minister died on Monday evening following an illness.
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Jul 26th 2022, 3:10 PM
Brian Rowan: How loyalist support helped an embattled David Trimble seal the Good Friday deal
Trimble’s position was encapsulated within the words – ‘no guns-no government’.
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Jul 26th 2022, 9:39 AM
Northern Ireland business leaders tell US delegation compromise is needed over Protocol
The US Congressional group met business organisations as their last engagement on their trip to the island of Ireland.
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May 27th 2022, 1:31 PM
Peace and democracy can't be taken for granted, Taoiseach says on GFA anniversary
The Taoiseach released a statement to mark the 24th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement.
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Apr 10th 2022, 8:16 AM
Criticism of British Ambassador's refusal to appear before Good Friday Agreement committee
Aontú TD Peadar Tóibín said the decision to refuse the invitation was “a disgrace”.
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Feb 1st 2022, 10:00 PM
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Opinion: Austin Currie - peacemaker, parliamentarian and titan of the civil rights movement
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood pays tribute to the late politician and civil rights campaigner, who will be buried today.
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Nov 12th 2021, 11:20 AM
Taoiseach says there's an 'obligation' to consider Article 16's impact on the peace process
Micheál Martin has called on the Progressive Unionist Party to reconsider their withdrawal of support for the Good Friday Agreement
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Nov 8th 2021, 3:30 PM
Biden stresses importance of NI peace process and downplays trade deal during Johnson meeting
The US president met UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the Oval Office.
The US president met the UK Prime Minister in the Oval Office.
Biden issued a fresh warning for the UK not to damage the peace process over the EU departure.
Johnson agreed, saying: “On that point, Joe, we’re completely at one."
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Sep 22nd 2021, 7:47 AM
Belfast court rejects unionists' legal challenge against the Northern Ireland Protocol
This included an argument that the Northern Ireland Protocol breached the Good Friday Agreement.
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Jun 30th 2021, 12:49 PM
Biden gives ‘candid’ message to Johnson on Northern Ireland Brexit row
The US President told the UK Prime Minister he must protect the Good Friday Agreement and the peace process.
The US President told the UK Prime Minister he must protect the Good Friday Agreement and the peace process
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said a further grace period for the Northern Ireland Protocol would be “very problematic”
The DUP's new leader Edwin Poots sent a copy of the Good Friday Agreement to French President Emmanuel Macron
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Jun 14th 2021, 8:41 AM
G7 countries pledge to provide one billion Covid-19 vaccinations
Taoiseach warns UK extension of protocol grace period would be ‘problematic’
DUP leader writes to French president explaining how Northern Ireland is part of the UK
Emmanuel Macron reportedly implied that Northern Ireland was a separate country.
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Jun 13th 2021, 1:53 PM
Biden challenge to Johnson over Northern Ireland Brexit dispute welcomed by Taoiseach
US President Joe Biden will use his first overseas visit to hold talks with Boris Johnson.
Biden's aides say he will stress the need to "stand behind" the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Micheál Martin said this morning that Biden's and US involvement is significant and makes sense from an American perspective.
European Council President Charles Michel said it's "paramount" that the terms of the Brexit deal are respected.
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Jun 10th 2021, 12:50 PM
Patience ‘very thin’ as EU threatens retaliation over Northern Ireland Protocol
UK press hypes 'sausage trade war' with EU over Northern Ireland checks on chilled meats
Unionist negotiators of Good Friday Agreement call for suspension of Northern Ireland Protocol
The open letter has been sent to Micheál Martin, Boris Johnson, Joe Biden and Maros Sefcovic.
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May 8th 2021, 7:37 AM
Ex-paratroopers deny 1972 murder of Official IRA man
The legacy case of Joe McCann is one of several on which Northern Ireland’s Public Prosecution Service has taken decisions.
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Apr 26th 2021, 12:04 PM
Northern Ireland secretary quizzed for 60 minutes on Boris Johnson's 'broken' Brexit trade promises
Boris Johnson was of sowing mistrust among the unionist community, and is not “a casual observer” to events in the North.
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Apr 13th 2021, 5:09 PM
Taoiseach warns against 'spiral back' to sectarian conflict on anniversary of Good Friday Agreement
The agreement was signed 23 years ago today.
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Apr 10th 2021, 12:09 PM
Opinion: The violence this week was choreographed by criminal gangs using children as fodder
Emma DeSouza says the unrest in the North is not a failure of peace but a failure of leadership.
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Apr 9th 2021, 3:07 PM
Brian Rowan: Once again, the politics of Northern Ireland is in a mess and violence has won out
The former BBC correspondent and author says it’s like a rewind button has been pressed to the past in the North.
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Apr 8th 2021, 10:08 AM
US president ‘maintains unequivocal support for Belfast Agreement’
Jen Psaki, White House spokeswoman, spoke of Biden’s support for the agreement during the daily press briefing.
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Mar 5th 2021, 7:49 AM
NI Protocol issues can be resolved with goodwill and common sense, Boris Johnson says
Loyalist paramilitaries in NI have said they are withdrawing their support for the GFA.
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Mar 4th 2021, 8:27 PM
When should the UK call a border poll in Ireland? Calls for clarity on this 'quite remarkable' question
The decision to hold a referendum is ultimately one to be taken by the UK’s Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
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Feb 16th 2021, 1:32 PM
NI Protocol ‘only way to protect the Good Friday Agreement’, EU official says
Maros Sefcovic made the remarks in a letter to UK Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove
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Feb 10th 2021, 9:40 PM
Early Blair-Ahern meeting gave rise to potential for peace in Northern Ireland, documents show
Records released from the National Archives give details of an early meeting involving the two leaders.
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Dec 30th 2020, 8:50 AM
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