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Donaldson has ‘no regrets’ on walk out from Good Friday Agreement negotiations

Twenty-five years after walking out of the Good Friday Agreement peace talks, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has insisted he has no regrets. The current DUP leader was a senior member of the Ulster Unionists’ negotiating delegation back in 1998. Hours before ...

04 Apr 2023 at 11:44

Northern Ireland

Irish Government doubted UK campaign to ‘save David’ Trimble

The UK Government was warned that a “save David campaign” for UUP leader Lord Trimble would ruin progress made under the Good Friday Agreement. Extensive confidential documents in the lead-up to the collapse of Northern Ireland’s institutions in ...

30 Dec 2024 at 00:01

National News

Trimble told by Blair to ‘get lost’ over timing of border poll, records show

Former UUP leader David Trimble was effectively told by Tony Blair to “get lost” over the timing of a border poll, according to previously confidential reports. Under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, the UK government is obliged ...

29 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

David Trimble ‘extraordinarily rude’ as he accused Tony Blair of ‘crude trick’

David Trimble was said to have been “extraordinarily rude” during a meeting with Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern in June 1999. The then UK prime minister and the then taoiseach held meetings in Castle Buildings on June 25 1999 with all the ...

27 Dec 2023 at 00:01

Northern 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 Peace Prize 25 years ...

13 Dec 2023 at 21:21

National News

Alastair Campbell plays bagpipes lament for late Good Friday Agreement figures

Former Downing Street communications chief Alastair Campbell has played a lament on the bagpipes for political figures who were involved in the Good Friday Agreement negotiations but have since died. His performance came at the ...

18 Apr 2023 at 14:41

Northern Ireland

New NI police force ‘needed face-saving name’ for Trimble – records

A new name for a Northern Ireland police force that would supersede the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) needed to be “face saving” for David Trimble, according to newly released files. State Papers records released this year ...

27 Dec 2023 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

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

The sons of David Trimble and John Hume have revealed the personal sacrifices their fathers made to help to bring about the Good Friday Agreement. Mr Hume and Mr Trimble were jointly awarded the Nobel peace prize for their ...

07 Apr 2023 at 22:38

National News

Good Friday Agreement document goes on display in Belfast

The original Good Friday Agreement document has returned to Northern Ireland for the first time since it was signed 25 years ago. The treaty will be available for members of the public to view at the Public Record Office ...

03 Apr 2023 at 13:58

Northern Ireland

Thousands are alive today because of Good Friday Agreement – Adams

Thousands of people are alive today because of the peace brought about by the Good Friday Agreement, former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has said. Mr Adams also said that while he does not believe a united Ireland is ...

03 Apr 2023 at 11:00

National News

Good Friday structures can only be reformed if all sides back it, Blair warns

The Good Friday Agreement should only be changed with cross community consent in Northern Ireland, former prime minister Sir Tony Blair has warned. The ex-Labour leader, who played a pivotal role in negotiating the ...

03 Apr 2023 at 11:03

Northern Ireland

Good Friday Agreement ‘would not have happened without brave community workers’

The brave work of local communities which created the circumstances for the Good Friday Agreement should be celebrated as the 25th anniversary of the peace accord approaches, the head of a peace fund has urged. ...

29 Dec 2022 at 11:00

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