Fragile Northern Ireland peace deal needs a rethink The Troubles, as they were known, were responsible for more than 3700 deaths and tens of thousands of injuries from sectarian violence. Daily Record · Apr 7, 2023
Events being held in Northern Ireland to reflect on Good Friday Agreement Victims of the Troubles are to gather in Co Down to watch the sunrise. The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023
Northern Ireland victims' families feel justice further away than ever, 25 years after Good Friday Agreement Families who lost loved ones during three decades of bloodshed known as the Troubles, fear a proposed amnesty for those involved in the conflict will end their hopes for justice. ABC News · Apr 6, 2023
Troubles shadow lingers as N Ireland marks 25 years of peace This month marks 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement largely ended three decades of conflict in Northern Ireland that left 3,600 people dead The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023
Victims of Troubles ‘left behind’ by political agreement Linda Molloy’s son John was killed in a random sectarian killing in north Belfast in 1996. The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023
Good Friday Agreement: 25 years on, the British government is seeking to undo key terms of the peace deal The Good Friday Agreement ended a conflict that claimed more than 3,500 lives between 1968 and 1998. It is estimated that one-third of the adult population in Northern Ireland has been directly affected by bereavement, physical injury or trauma. The Conversation · Apr 6, 2023
Good Friday Agreement: the early 1990s back-channel between the IRA and British government that made peace possible In February 1990, in the midst of the Troubles, Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness publicly invited the British government to reopen a back-channel used during previous phases of contact with the IRA in the 1970s and during the 1981 hunger strike. The Conversation · Apr 6, 2023
New school resources on the Good Friday Agreement will give pupils valuable understanding – if they are used The UK National Archives has produced educational resources for secondary schools to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. The Conversation · Apr 6, 2023
Bertie Ahern reveals what one thing he would have done differently during Good Friday Agreement talks Exclusive: Speaking exclusively to the Irish Mirror, former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern reflects on the success of the Good Friday Agreement and those impacted by The Troubles. Irish Mirror · Apr 6, 2023
Division still present in ceasefire generation, say women born in April 1998 Two women who were born the month the Good Friday Agreement was signed have said the legacy of the the Troubles remains. The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023
Derry author who penned childhood memoir set in the Troubles wins top literary prize Darran Anderson has been recognised in the 2023 Windham-Campbell Prizes for nonfiction Belfast Live · Apr 4, 2023
What was the Good Friday Agreement that was signed 25 years ago? The historic pact signed in Northern Ireland on April 10, 1998 effectively brought an end to the Troubles Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2023
Grassroots faith leaders navigate a Northern Ireland in flux Twenty-five years ago, the Good Friday Agreement halted much of the violence of Northern Ireland’s Troubles The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2023
The 30 years of Northern Ireland's 'Troubles' On April 10 it will be 25 years since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement which largely ended three decades of conflict in Northern Ireland, known locally as the "Troubles". Reuters · Apr 3, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2023 Operation Chiffon by Peter Taylor review – how they talked their way out of the Troubles In this compelling account, the author and documentary-maker describes how decades of covert communications between the British government and the IRA eased the path to the Good Friday agreement – helped by an unlikely hero
The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2023 Exhibition focusing on victims of Troubles on display at Parliament Buildings Silent Testimony will be hosted in the Long Gallery for the month of April.
Belfast Live · Mar 30, 2023 Derry Boys documentary to mark Good Friday Agreement anniversary The radio documentary follows the lives of two children who crossed the sectarian divide at the height of the Troubles
The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2023 A play set during the Troubles brings home the monstrosity of a few English politicians The Windsor framework offers hope for Northern Ireland, yet some, such as Boris Johnson, played with peace and voted against it
The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2023 ‘We lived on our nerves’: how Belfast cop show Blue Lights captured a changed Northern Ireland As the rattling police drama launches, its stars talk about the legacy of the Troubles, living with bomb blasts and gunfire – and showing the real people behind the stab vests
The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023 Troubles legacy approach cannot be imposed on Northern Ireland – Labour Chris Heaton-Harris faced calls to take a ‘different approach’ if Northern Ireland’s political parties continue to oppose the Legacy Bill.
Belfast Live · Mar 22, 2023 NIO failed to comply with equality scheme in controversial Troubles immunity bill The Equality Commission is set to recommend a number of improvements to the Northern Ireland Office
The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2023 Brutality in BBC drama Blue Lights shocked cast who had not lived through Troubles The writers of the Northern Ireland criminal drama want to shed light on continued threat posed by gangs involved in drugs trade
Daily Mirror · Mar 16, 2023 Tony Blair glad 'plague' of social media didn't exist when Good Friday Agreement was made The former Labour Prime Minister spoke to MPs on the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee this morning ahead of next month’s 25th anniversary of the historic agreement, which ended most of the violence of the Troubles
Belfast Live · Mar 14, 2023 Funeral on Wednesday for well-known Derry figure Patrick Hume Patrick Hume 'stood with brother John through hard times during the Troubles'
Belfast Live · Mar 13, 2023 Victims' group in exhibition and appeal for Derry Troubles survivors to come forward Moving exhibition on display at the Guildhall