State Papers: Irish officials believed 9/11 would change how US politicians saw peace process

Several US legislators had taken a keen interest and been involved in work towards the Good Friday Agreement in 1998

Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern listens as former US president George W Bush adresses guests, during a White House ceremony, Wednesday, March 13, 2002, in Washington, DC.

Irish officials believed the September 11 attacks would impact how US politicians viewed the Northern Ireland peace process, according to a newly released Government file.

One day after the terror attacks which killed more than 2,900 people and injured thousands more, a Government official put together a briefing document on its potential impacts on the peace process.