Letters to the Editor: Political will demonstrated in GFA should be applied worldwide

US President Joe Biden delivers a speech at St Muredach's Cathedral in Ballina. His visit to Ireland was a timely reminder of the critical and powerful role that the US can play in facilitating peace.

The peace agreement struck on Good Friday 1998 was thought of as ‘impossible’ by commentators through the many years of conflict that preceded it. But, with the patient support of countries from four continents, the peace process succeeded at community, civil society, and national levels.

It showed how layers of conflict can be resolved to achieve peace. Today, the agreement and the process that followed stand as a hugely important beacon of hope where conflict exists throughout the world.