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Senior security figures told Irish officials two months before the ceasefire ended that the insistence on prior decommissioning was unnecessary.
The Republican leadership had no intention of letting the prisoners escape.
The SDLP leader later retired from public life after 40 years as an activist.
“I would not say this in public, of course, but, in private, I would say, possibly no.”
Micheál Martin has called on the Progressive Unionist Party to reconsider their withdrawal of support for the Good Friday Agreement
Jen Psaki, White House spokeswoman, spoke of Biden’s support for the agreement during the daily press briefing.
The bloc backtracked on the move, imposed unilaterally as it faces shortfalls on vaccine supplies.
“Make no mistake about it – there are people alive today who would not be alive had it not been for John’s vision and his work.”
The city is in mourning ahead of the funeral of John Hume today.
Palestinians are heartened by the stance of most Irish parties on the occupied territories, writes Mona Sabella.
Thousands of indigenous people have attended a minga -a collective action for the common good – in defence of life, writes Kieran Duffy.
Brexit and the possibility of a resurrected border loom over us like a hammer ready to crush our fragile peace – and we aren’t prepared for the consequences., writes Emily Duffy.
John Connolly, the group’s leader in prison in the 2000s, says things would change dramatically in the event of a hard border.
He accused some politicians of “playing fast and loose” with the peace process in Northern Ireland.
The former NI First Minister claims the border backstop undermines the Belfast Agreement.
Discussing the peace process and Brexit are on the Taoiseach’s agenda.
Moranm has been praised for his contribution to the Peace Process.
Brian Cowen, Bertie Ahern and John Bruton shared a stage in Dublin this morning.
Bill Clinton shared his memories of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, 20 years ago today.
Years before the Good Friday Agreement, politicians came together at Glencree for unofficial, trust-building talks.
A special event to mark the 20th anniversary of the deal has been held in Washington DC.
The President of the European Council said disrupting the peace process in Northern Ireland “must be avoided at all costs”.
It’s all about how it affects the UK’s Brexit negotiating position in Europe.
The Tánaiste is to travel to New York and Washington DC following this morning’s Cabinet meeting.
Geoff Knupfer has a unique role. He can’t make arrests, but concentrates solely on finding bodies.
A library in Belfast has collected tens of thousands of items related to the Troubles and subsequent peace process.
Prime Minister Theresa May’s response: her government still supports the peace process.
DUP supporters are reportedly urging the party to ask Theresa May to allow loyalist marches go through Catholic areas.
Journalist and author Colin Young chats to The42 about Jack Charlton’s place in Irish football’s history.
The Derry businessman had been an important link between IRA forces and the British government for over 20 years.
“All the parties like him right now. The Palestinians like him, the Israelis like him.”
‘The cuddly grandfather figure that he presented in later life was real – but so too was the guerrilla hard man of the 1970s.’
Gerry Adams and director of elections Matt Carthy have faced questions about the involvement of former political prisoners in the election campaign.
“I don’t know what the real deal is between him and the IRA.”
John McDonnell has been appointed to his position in recent days by new Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
The Sinn Féin leader was speaking on the 10th anniversary of the formal end to the IRA’s armed campaign.
Why did the State foot the bill for Sinn Fein’s biggest publicity stroke as Gerry Adams shook the hand of Prince Charles, while the Taoiseach and opposition leaders were nowhere to be seen, asks Paul Allen.
The meeting is regarded as being historically significant – as Earl Mountbatten, a great-uncle of Prince Charles, was killed in an IRA bomb in 1979.
Former Israeli ambassador Ilan Baruch writes that only through a two state solution will freedom, security and equality for both Israelis and Palestinians come to pass.
“Peace has brought real change to your lives.”