Good Friday Agreement archives: Historic deal a chance to bury the hate of the past

The Good Friday Agreement, signed 25 years ago this month, effectively brought an end to more than three decades of violence that had racked the country. In a series of articles, the 'Irish Examiner' is looking back at how the famous peace agreement was reported

Bertie Ahern hailed the agreement as "historic" and said it marked a new beginning not only for Northern Ireland but for all the people in the two islands. Picture: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie

In April 1998, Liam O’Neill and Mark Hennessy wrote the following comment piece in the wake of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement.

Joy throughout the North last night at the achievement of an historic settlement at the Stormont talks was tempered by some concern that splits in unionism, and republican reservations, could yet see the deal unravel.