The day Éamon de Valera cried in the Dáil: ‘The world is looking at us now’
Staging the Treaty: A filmed theatrical production, written by Theo Dorgan, using primary sources will soon be available to view
Anglo-Irish Agreement
Liam Lynch, To Declare a Republic: A nuanced portrait of an ‘ill-suited commander’ by Gerard Shannon
A deep dive into the minutiae of the back-and-forth in the months following the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty
David Trimble understood that unionism had to change
UUP leader took a difficult path and in the end, even unionism’s most entrenched enemies of change adopted his approach
The path to a political solution in Northern Ireland
Chronology of attempts before and since the Anglo-Irish agreement
‘Once the locked door was opened everything became possible’
FitzGerald’s drive and relationshsip with Thatcher key to success, recalls Peter Barry
New Ireland Forum helped begin process of changing hearts and minds
Shift in nationalist demands allowed forum to become launchpad for lobbying
Anglo-Irish Agreement marked a crossing of the Rubicon
Sense of betrayal and exclusion fueled unionist rage and furious protests
Agreement left many unionists feeling things were moving away from them
Thirty years on unionists still recall their sense of betrayal and bewilderment that Mrs Thatcher would do such a thing
Anglo-Irish Agreement was transformative
A new spirit of co-operation followed the Anglo-Irish Agreement which in turn led to the Belfast Agreement
Massive ‘wake-up’ call for unionists forced us to rethink our approach
Agreement spurred a rethink in unionism and a new sense of self-reliance
Intense rivalry extended north
Haughey u-turn in power repaired his mistake in opposing Anglo-Irish Agreement
Pragmatism wins out ahead of conviction
While Margaret Thatcher was unionist at heart, the situation in the North wasnot working. In Garret FitzGerald she found a leader to reach agreement with
Anglo-Irish Agreement: deal was crushing blow for unionism
The 1985 accord meant that power-sharing with Sinn Féin was the only way forward
Canal-bank conversation pivotal to shift in British-Irish relationship
Former British diplomat David Goodall recalls the initiation of the dialogue that led to the Anglo-Irish Agreement
The real deal that changed the game
Thirty years ago on Sunday November 15th, FitzGerald and Thatcher sealed deal at a press conference at which everything was sweetness and light . . .
Reagan in the White House leaned on Thatcher to reach historic agreement
The US president encouraged Thatcher to be more flexible and work towards compromise
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