First 20 years of the Good Friday Agreement: Deal has yet to fulfil potential

The Good Friday Agreement brought the framework for peace, but it hasn’t been an easy ride. Political Correspondent Fiachra Ó Cionnaith looks back on the key moments of the first 20 years of the peace process.

First 20 years of the Good Friday Agreement: Deal has yet to fulfil potential
Mon, 09 Apr, 2018 - 01:00

The Good Friday Agreement brought the framework for peace, but it hasn’t been an easy ride. Political Correspondent Fiachra Ó Cionnaith looks back on the key moments of the first 20 years of the peace process.

The 1998 Nobel Peace Prize laureates John Hume, right, and David Trimble, photographed at a press conference in the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo.
The 1998 Nobel Peace Prize laureates John Hume, right, and David Trimble, photographed at a press conference in the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo.

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CourtsAnalysisGood Friday AgreementPlace: OmaghPlace: Northern IrelandPlace: Belfast’s WaterfrontPlace: DrumcreePlace: Garvaghy Road, ArmaghPlace: BallymenaPerson: Fiachra Ó CionnaithPerson: John HumePerson: David TrimblePerson: Ian PaisleyPerson: Martin McGuinnessPerson: Chuckle BrothersPerson: Michael StonePerson: StormontPerson: Mo MowlamPerson: Bertie AhernPerson: prime ministerPerson: Tony BlairPerson: BlairPerson: BonoPerson: HumePerson: TrimblePerson: First MinisterPerson: Seamus MallonPerson: Rosemary NelsonOrganisation: SDLPOrganisation: UUPOrganisation: Sinn FéinOrganisation: DUPOrganisation: Orange OrderOrganisation: Real IRAOrganisation: Catholics
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