Peace bandwagon should pick up many more deserving passengers

IS it just me or is anyone else getting a bit tired of the endless round of celebrations of the only true peacemakers?

Tue, 15 Apr, 2008 - 01:00

Fergus Finlay is a former political activist and adviser to three governments, the former head of the children's charity Barnardos, a writer and a broadcaster.

I know it’s the 10th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement and I know that Bertie Ahern and Tony Blair deserve full credit for their part in bringing it to a conclusion. And I don’t for a moment begrudge either of them the honours that have been bestowed on them.

But they were never alone. The Good Friday Agreement itself was not exactly a standalone event, but the culmination of a process that had many milestones. Each of those milestones represented a significant increment on the road to peace and progress.