Reluctant Sinn Féin became a fierce protector of the Good Friday Agreement

The party was slated for using delay tactics to frustrate and stunt the process, reports Political Correspondent Elaine Loughlin.

While Sinn Féin has now styled itself as the fierce protector of the Good Friday Agreement, at the time it was viewed as a reluctant participant in the process.

While Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness have become synonymous with the deal which has cemented 20 years of peace in Northern Ireland, during those now historic meetings of Easter Week, they often frustrated others around the table and stunted progress through delay tactics.