Agreement: No play about the Good Friday negotiations has the right to be this much fun
Dublin Theatre Festival 2024: Owen McCafferty’s writing cuts through the Belfast peace talks’ seriousness to find levity in personal stakes and political bluster
George Mitchell
Mitchell Scholars programme ‘faces closure unless reliable funding can be secured’
‘Everybody loves the programme but nobody wants to pay for it,’ Trina Vargo of the US-Ireland Alliance says
Teneo appoints Gary McGann as chairman of new Irish advisory board
Former US Senator George Mitchell and ex US Speaker of the House Paul Ryan also join board, which will advise the Irish arm of the firm
Future of George Mitchell scholarships in doubt as programme paused over funding shortages
Scheme was created 25 years ago, in light of Belfast Agreement, to send future US leaders to island of Ireland
Enda Kenny contacted taoiseach’s office about honorary citizenship for philanthropist
Name of person former Fine Gael leader attempted to assist redacted in records released under FoI
Belfast Agreement anniversary: Now that the great and the good have departed, what have these few weeks achieved?
This was an anniversary marred by the lack of a functioning assembly or executive, bodies set up as a result of the Belfast Agreement
Belfast Agreement is almost the only topic that can unite Democrats and Republicans
The US’s crucial role in the success of North’s peace negotiations has come to outweigh the importance of its ‘special relationship’ with Britain
George Mitchell believes current crisis in North will be resolved
Opportunity and prosperity can come from effective self-governance, says former US senator
Belfast Agreement conference: Politicians in Northern Ireland ‘took risks’, says Blair - as it happened
Bill Clinton, Bertie Ahern and George Mitchell among speakers at three-day conference to mark 25th anniversary
What was achieved on Good Friday 1998 still feels remarkable
As a journalist waiting outside Stormont that day, we knew a deal was possible but never certain
The Agreement part 1: An unsettling trip back to the era of bullets, Bertie, Blair and Baby Spice
RTÉ’s Belfast Agreement documentary sweeps you back to the days when Irish terrorism was routinely in the headlines
Agreement: An outstanding evening, a landmark play, a thoroughly deserved five stars
Theatre: Owen McCafferty’s searing new dramatisation of the Belfast Agreement negotiations is a political thriller with echoes of Greek drama
Pat Leahy: Reflections on the Taoiseach’s Covid-hit week in Washington
No Oval Office meeting, but Martin used trip to clearly position Ireland with the West
Under no circumstances can hard border return in Ireland says top US politician
Richard Neal awarded honorary degree by Dublin City University
Blair and Ahern to be asked in front of Dáil committee on Belfast Agreement
‘Once in a lifetime’ chance to hear first-hand accounts from key players nearly 25 years on
How Teneo’s master of the dark arts spun out of control
Declan Kelly resigned this week after allegations emerged of drunken behaviour at a fundraising party
Border poll should be held in 2028, says Bertie Ahern
Former taoiseach says referendum on united Ireland should be held on Belfast Agreement anniversary
Covid-19 is now a global problem in search of an Irish solution
Opinion: Businesses must prepare for lengthy period of restrictions and tightened border rules
Newton Emerson: Covid means North has to relearn dangers of having too much money
US diplomat Martha Pope ahead of her time with observations on excess funding in 1997
Hume foundation to recognise work of ‘quiet peacemakers’
Former SDLP leader’s son announces plans for John and Pat Hume peace prize
John and Pat Hume Foundation to be launched on Friday
‘Hugely important’ that charity is named after both his parents, says John Hume jnr
Newton Emerson: America’s real role in peace process has been leaning on Sinn Féin
Any reversal of US policy due to Brexit should be handled with care
‘Don’t mess with the Good Friday accords,’ says Pelosi in new warning to UK
House speaker reiterates there will be no US-UK trade agreement if London risks peace in NI
Trump plans to boycott St Patrick’s Day Speakers’ lunch in Washington
Oval Office meeting between Varadkar and the president will proceed as planned
Colum McCann on Israel-Palestine: ‘I was completely ignorant of what was going on’
The author’s latest novel delves into the conflict through the eyes of two grieving fathers
Newton Emerson: Under what conditions would FF or FG share power with SF?
The Republic has perhaps one more electoral cycle to normalise Mary Lou McDonald’s party
Seamus Mallon tributes: Sharon Stone among those to sign book of condolence
Nobel Peace Prize winner Betty Williams pays tribute in Belfast, with second book to open in Derry
That was the year that was in Northern Ireland . . . 1996
IRA resumes murders after 18-month ceasefire breaks down, Orange march at Drumcree triggers widespread violence and all-party talks begin with Sinn Féin excluded
Ex-US envoy to North calls on government to push for Border status quo
Gary Hart asks US Senate to ‘make clear’ to UK, EU, Belfast Agreement must be protected
‘We don’t want to over-react’: Clinton to Bruton after London bombing
Transcripts reveal horror and shock of the leaders after 1996 blast ended first ceasefire
Explainer: What now for the Jeffrey Epstein investigation?
Finance executive died in US prison while awaiting trial for sex trafficking charges
Mitchell scholarship body claims ‘misleading’, says Rhodes
Rhodes programme says no one has ever turned it down in favour of Mitchell
Sinn Féin’s US group spent €20,800 on party in Northern Ireland
Friends of Sinn Féin takes $5,000 part repayment of loan to Dublin firm for 1916 event
London set for Trump visit after he backs Boris Johnson
MPs gear up for leadership campaign and voting as US president makes three-day trip
Seamus Mallon: Tony Blair said to me, ‘The trouble with you fellows is you have no guns’
The former SDLP leader on John Hume, the IRA and what’s next for Northern Ireland
Ireland’s reputation as business hub draws global law firm to Dublin
Former US peace broker heralds arrival of DLA Piper as it plans to grow to 100 jobs
European election: Battle to overturn Brexit key to SDLP leader’s campaign
Colum Eastwood wants ‘to take back John Hume’s seat’
The Irish Times view on sectarianism: It hasn’t gone away
The issue has a greater impact on everyday lives than the failure to make the power-sharing institutions at Stormont work
Bertie Ahern awarded honorary professorship at Queen’s
Former Taoiseach to deliver first lecture on the peace process and Brexit
New form of dialogue needed on Brexit, Fr Aidan Troy says
North in danger of backsliding on peace, says priest who helped solve Holy Cross conflict
‘The way forward is in compromise’ – the Belfast Agreement at 21
Irish Times editorial, 1998: Will it be sturdy enough to endure the strains and stresses?
Irish Pages: words for a time when hope and history no longer rhyme
The current edition of Northern Ireland’s literary journal marks 20 years of the Belfast Agreement – and the overriding mood is one of disillusionment and despair
Irish-American relations at crossroads as Varadkar goes to Washington
Decline in emigration to US is prompting rethink of long-standing relationship
Clintons say vendetta claim in book ‘patently false’
Book says funding for scholarship scheme cut because Chelsea Clinton’s boyfriend not shortlisted
Resolution opposing hard Irish Border introduced in US Congress
Growing concern among Irish-Americans on Capitol Hill about the direction of Brexit
Solving Border issue without reigniting Troubles ‘imperative’ – John Kerry
Ex-secretary of state speaks at US event marking 20 years since Belfast Agreement
Hatred of Windsor Park in 1993 has softened to pantomime
Michael Walker: There were boos in the game of two Irelands, but humour too
Mary Robinson fears Brexit could threaten Northern Ireland peace process
Former president says British-Irish relations ‘much more fraught’ than in recent past
‘Material things are not important to me,’ says Higgins
President believes remaining years of Decade of Centenaries will provide difficult challenge
George Mitchell warns of ‘immense tragedy’ if Stormont politics fails
Political leaders must summon the courage and vision their predecessors demonstrated in 1998 – former US Senator
Speakers at World Meeting of Families include 13 cardinals
Others taking part include George Mitchell, Mickey Harte and Anna May McHugh
Doubts over appointment of US Northern Ireland envoy
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he hadn’t considered the matter despite predecessor’s pledge
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