"good friday agreement" blog posts

Bertie Ahern on the Good Friday Agreement, Brexit and a United IrelandBertie Ahern

Bertie Ahern on the Good Friday Agreement, Brexit and a United Ireland

Following the 11th Dr John Kennedy CBE KSG KCMCO DL DHI Lecture in Irish Studies given by Bertie Ahern, we sat down with the former Taoiseach to discuss the Good Friday Agreement, the impact of Brexit on relations between Ireland and the UK, and the prospect of a United Ireland.

Posted on: 20 December 2018

Sinn Féin leader, Mary Lou McDonald: "Brexit and the Good Friday Agreement are incompatible"Mary Lou McDonald

Sinn Féin leader, Mary Lou McDonald: "Brexit and the Good Friday Agreement are incompatible"

Sinn Féin leader, Mary Lou McDonald talks reconciliation, Brexit and what the ‘Repeal the Eighth’ result says to the world about modern Ireland, in this video interview, ahead of her keynote speech at the University.

Posted on: 9 October 2018

"Building a people’s peace" - Nichola Mallon, deputy leader of the SDLPWomen holding a cooking pot

"Building a people’s peace" - Nichola Mallon, deputy leader of the SDLP

This guest blog by Nichola Mallon, deputy leader of the SDLP and former Lord Mayor of Belfast (2014-2015), looks at the challenges facing the city of Belfast and the progress that has been made, influenced by the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement.

Posted on: 30 April 2018

On the streets of Belfast: entering the “everydayness of violence”Alley in Belfast

On the streets of Belfast: entering the “everydayness of violence”

This guest blog by photographer Chad Alexander, who was born in 1990, reveals his experiences capturing images of Belfast and life in the city after the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement.

Posted on: 20 April 2018