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SF should consider unilateral return

Posted By: April 09, 2018

SF should consider a unilateral returnDeaglan de Breadun. Irish News. Belfast. Monday, April 9, 2018 The anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement underlines the point that there aren’t many new issues in the politics of this island. The current impasse is principally defined by different stances on the Irish language, but this was something that also surfaced in those frenetic negotiations 20 years […]

Good Friday Agreement principles are still compelling today

Posted By: April 09, 2018

 “ Members of Congress should find this Editorial from today’s Irish News of Belfast helpful. Its summation regarding the opposition to Irish language nails it :’Nationalists and Unionists will inevitably point the finger of responsibility at each other, but if a relatively straightforward attempt to introduce Irish language legislation, along the lines of acts in place in Scotland and Wales for […]

Mitchell: Brexit could undo peace

Posted By: April 09, 2018

PA and Gareth McKeown. Irish News. Belfast. Monday, April 9, 2018                 CONCERNED…Hillary Clinton                   Senator George Mitchell has expressed concerns over the impact of Brexit on Good Friday Agreement The man who chaired the all-party negotiations which led to […]

The Good Friday Agreement and the price of peace

Posted By: April 08, 2018

It is perhaps time to start questioning the agreement’s consociational foundations, which cement divisions while promoting a flawed macroeconomic agenda.George Legg. Irish Times. Dublin. Saturday, April 7, 2018With the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, Northern Ireland seemingly entered a new era of peace and prosperity. “There is a well of economic goodwill and potential inward investment out there just waiting for […]

Irish border issue can disrupt exit, says ex-Blair aide

Posted By: April 08, 2018

Shona Murray.Belfast Telegraph.Saturday, April 7, 2018Tony Blair’s former chief of staff says Brexit can be stopped and the Irish border can be the catalyst.Jonathan Powell was the Government’s chief negotiator on Northern Ireland during the Good Friday Agreement.He now says it is impossible for Prime Minister Theresa May to fulfill all of her red lines regarding […]

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