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Belfast Agreement has survived almost 25 years despite objections – Lord Trimble

The Belfast Agreement has survived almost 25 years despite objections to some parts of it, Northern Ireland’s former First Minister has said. The peace agreement brokered in 1998 saw the establishment of the powersharing Assembly at Stormont which ...

27 Jun 2022 at 20:31

Ahern overstated murder count disparity to Blair amid RUC double standards claim

Bertie Ahern overstated a disparity in a sectarian murder count as he and Tony Blair discussed claims police in Northern Ireland were showing double standards when investigating killings, archives have suggested. A confidential internal Northern ...

29 Dec 2021 at 01:25

Ireland

‘I’m desperate for my holiday’: Documents reveal Blair and Ahern’s close ties

Confidential records of meetings and phone conversations between Bertie Ahern and Tony Blair reveal the close relationship the pair had before and after the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. The records from the Irish state archives show how the ...

29 Dec 2021 at 11:25

Governments hoped Omagh bomb would spur parties to compromise in 1998

Gerry Adams and Bertie Ahern hoped “some good” might emerge from the trauma of the Omagh blast in 1998 amid efforts to progress the peace process. It came amid a growing sense of urgency to advance the peace process after the Good Friday ...

29 Dec 2021 at 11:25

Real IRA not ‘overly active’, Ahern told Blair two weeks before Omagh bomb

Bertie Ahern told Tony Blair two weeks before the Omagh bombing in August 1998 that the Real IRA did not seem to be “overly active”. In a telephone conversation between the two leaders on July 31, the taoiseach shared information on the ...

29 Dec 2021 at 11:25

Northern Ireland

Bertie Ahern called for end of rubber bullets in Ireland ‘to pressure British’

Bertie Ahern called for the use of rubber bullets to be discontinued in the Republic, saying he hoped it would put pressure on the British Government to reduce their use in Northern Ireland, records show. It has also been revealed that ...

30 Dec 2022 at 11:33

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Clinton says signing Good Friday deal was ‘one of the happiest days’ of his life

Former US president Bill Clinton has described the signing of the Good Friday Agreement as “one of the happiest days” of his presidency and his life. Mr Clinton called the signing of the 1998 peace deal an act of “bravery” from all ...

05 Apr 2023 at 16:33

Ireland

Young people hold responsibility for peace deal’s future, ex-leaders tell pupils

Young people in Northern Ireland hold the responsibility for ensuring the Good Friday Agreement endures into the future, Sir Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern have said. The former British and Irish premiers addressed a group of ...

18 Apr 2023 at 12:58

Northern Ireland

Bertie Ahern critical of Truss as she departs as British PM

Former Irish premier Bertie Ahern has criticised Liz Truss, who has resigned as the UK’s Prime Minister, describing her stance on the Northern Ireland Protocol negotiations as unhelpful. Mr Ahern said he hopes whoever ...

20 Oct 2022 at 17:10

Ireland

Tony Blair warned NI peace talks would ‘lose all credibility’ without progress

Tony Blair warned Bertie Ahern in July 1997 that the peace talks may “lose all credibility” if they did not move forward, archive files have revealed. A meeting between the two leaders and senior Irish and British ...

30 Dec 2022 at 00:01

Ireland

Bronze bust of David Trimble unveiled at Irish parliament

A commemorative bust of Lord David Trimble has been unveiled at the seat of the Irish parliament in dedication to his work towards the Good Friday Agreement. The former UUP leader was the recipient of the Nobel ...

13 Dec 2023 at 21:21

Northern Ireland

Bertie Ahern ‘hoping and praying’ for resolution to Stormont talks

Former Irish premier and key Good Friday Agreement negotiator Bertie Ahern said he is praying for a resolution to talks on funding for Northern Ireland and a return to powersharing before Christmas. ...

14 Dec 2023 at 11:08

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