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SDLP proposes Stormont ‘triple lock’ to protect NI budget and deliver reform

The official opposition party will present the proposals to Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Fermanagh and Omagh: All of the candidates running in NI Council Elections 2023

The vote is to take place on May 18

Belfast Live

Northern Ireland council election: List of all the candidates in the May 2023 poll

A total of 807 candidates are contesting the 462 seats across Northern Ireland's 11 councils

Belfast Live

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Alliance Belfast election candidate withdraws due to 'paperwork issue'

She had been seeking to become the first refugee elected as a councillor in Northern Ireland

Belfast Live

'Poignant' final BBC Radio Foyle Breakfast Show signs off with thanks, highlights, and The Undertones

The two-hour flagship news programme is being axed in favour of a 30-minute slot

Belfast Live

Sinn Fein confirms 12 candidates in Derry for council election as it seeks to become biggest party

The party won seven seats in the city in 2019, and 11 across the Derry and Strabane council

Belfast Live

Bill Clinton drinks to 25 years of Good Friday Agreement in Irish pub

Bill Clinton posed for photos in a Londonderry pub and enjoyed a pint of Guinness after addressing a major conference marking the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

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Bill Clinton quotes Lyra McKee and urges Derry audience to 'say goodbye to bomb and bullet'

The former President was back in Derry for an event honouring John Hume and David Trimble

Belfast Live

‘We only agreed to do it if they shook hands’: Bono on the gig that helped end the Troubles

From Neil Hannon to Bertie Ahern, musicians, politicians and PR gurus recall the crucial part that a 1998 gig played in Northern Ireland’s peace process

The Guardian - UK

Joe Kennedy 'impressed' on tour of Derry with SDLP leader Colum Eastwood

Joe Kennedy, grandson of former US attorney general Robert F Kennedy, is the US special economic envoy to NI

Belfast Live

Analysis: Good Friday Agreement not perfect but peace deal is the only show in town

The Northern Ireland peace deal has been far from perfect, but 25 years on it has endured

Belfast Live

Northern Ireland police vehicles attacked by dissident republicans on anniversary of Good Friday agreement – as it happened

Rishi Sunak had earlier urge return to power-sharing government in Northern Ireland; US president Joe Biden arrives on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK

What is the Good Friday Agreement?

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

The Independent UK

How Boris Johnson – and Brexit – almost unravelled the Good Friday Agreement

The former prime minister’s reckless suggestion that the Irish border would not be a problem as he sought to ‘get Brexit done’ came close to causing irreparable damage, writes Sean O’Grady

The Independent UK

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Belfast Live

Renew pledges from Good Friday Agreement, says former SDLP leader Mark Durkan

The former MP said parties should "fix" the "bad practices" that have developed in Stormont's power-sharing structures

Belfast Live

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

Stormont Good Friday Agreement event told current leaders need “courage and vision”

"But they did what was right for the people they represented and history will judge them favourably"

The Independent UK

Sons of John Hume and David Trimble speak of fathers’ sacrifices for peace deal

Nicholas Trimble and John Hume Jr both said their late fathers would be frustrated with the current political deadlock.

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Belfast Live

Belfast Council rejects “unconditional support” for the PSNI

DUP motion on police desribed as "set piece culture war" by Greens

The Guardian - UK

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

How did the Good Friday agreement come about and why is it so significant?

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

The Independent UK

What is the Good Friday Agreement?

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

Belfast Live

U2 Belfast gig helped secure Yes vote in Good Friday Agreement – Durkan

“It created a positive image in those final few days"

The Independent UK

Murder of friends across the divide inspired concept of joint First Ministers

Former SDLP leader Mark Durkan said the concept was one of the last additions to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.

The Independent UK

We need to restore the ‘covenant of honour’ of Good Friday Agreement – Durkan

Former SDLP leader Mark Durkan also urged the two governments to live up to their roles as co-guarantors.

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