Should Bill Clinton or George Mitchell step in to break the Northern Ireland deadlock?
Both men are in Ireland this week to mark the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement.
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Both men are in Ireland this week to mark the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement.
A special event to mark the 20th anniversary of the deal has been held in Washington DC.
Relatives and hundreds of members of the Irish community attended the month’s mind mass.
Today marks the 16th anniversary of the signing of the historic Good Friday Agreement, the most important step towards achieving peace in Northern Ireland.
Continuing our summer series on TheJournal.ie of public figures’ favourite speeches, Jonathan Irwin picks a speech by a former Senator who was influential during the Northern Ireland peace process.
“As far as I’m concerned, he’s a moron.”
Senator George Mitchell, who oversaw the negotiation of the Good Friday Agreement, recounts his experiences planting the first seeds of peace.
In your Friday Fix: Shocking beheading in Tenerife; DAA chairman resigns; Clerics killed in Libya; A ‘hi-tech’ bosca bruscair in Dublin; Porn stash at the bin Laden compound; and a “smash-and-grab” raid at the Irish Farm Centre.
The former special envoy to Northern Ireland, who was key player in the Good Friday Agreement, is said to be stepping down for personal reasons.
Who do you think we should dispatch to Brussels to break the bad news?
International leaders welcome further Middle Eastern talks, but the militant wing of Hamas vows to continue attacks.