Irish Examiner view: The first of many very good Fridays

Though devolved government in the North remains a tenuous aspiration, we remain forever in the debt of the visionaries who brought peace to our land 25 years ago

The signing of the Good Friday Agreement was a 'truly remarkable, emotional, and historic' occasion. Picture: Dan Chung/PA Wire

There was a time in this country when Good Friday was notable only for the devotion shown by the faithful in the ceremonies pertaining to the crucifixion of Christ and his death at Calvary.

However, on Good Friday in 1998, the religious significance of the day became secondary as an agreement was reached in Belfast which was forever to change the lives of practically every single person on this island.