HISTORICAL FACTS: Mo mowlam - Caught on Camera

Former RUC chief sorry for impact of ombudsman spat on Omagh bomb victims

Sir Ronnie Flanagan hit back in 2001 after then Police Ombudsman Nuala O’Loan published a critical report of the police probe into the Omagh bomb.

Evening Standard · Jun 23, 2025

Disgruntled police in Northern Ireland responsible for IRA leaks after Good Friday agreement

Newly released Irish archives include leaks from UK government and RUC’s attempts to undermine Sinn Féin

The Guardian - UK · Dec 30, 2024

Ireland blamed Northern Ireland Office for ‘damaging leaks’, records show

The confidential briefing note is part of the tranche of documents made public by the Irish National Archive.

Evening Standard · Dec 30, 2024

Who was involved in the Good Friday Agreement? Northern Ireland peace deal's key players as 25th anniversary is marked

The agreement has played a significant role in shaping NI

Belfast Live · Apr 8, 2023

Women who helped strike Good Friday deal finally recognised – 25 years late

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

The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2023

Agreement review: ‘compelling political thriller’ with a first-rate cast

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…

The Week · Apr 5, 2023

Mowlam injected ‘liberating energy’ into NI peace talks, says Blair

Former Northern Ireland secretary Mo Mowlam was renowned for her down-to-earth approach.

The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2023

Review: Agreement brings to the forefront the fragility of our hard fought peace

McCafferty has taken a subject which could have been incredibly grey and littered it with humour which would delight both political anoraks and those who avoid the topic alike

Belfast Live · Mar 30, 2023

Hillsborough Castle events mark key role as backstage diplomat in Good Friday Agreement

Since the 1980s, Hillsborough Castle has been a political retreat in Northern Ireland

Belfast Live · Mar 14, 2023

BBC cowardice caused the Gary Lineker rebellion. And there will be more unless it finds some courage

The corporation needs clear and consistent rules. But more than anything it must learn to stop cowering before politicians, says writer and broadcaster John Kampfner

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2023