IRA 1994 ceasefire: Did London and unionism miss an opportunity?
Northern politicians now have a significant chance to restore Stormont
IRA ceasefire 25 years ago a ‘close call,’ recalls Gerry Adams
Adams and McGuinness met IRA army council three times to discuss cessation
Give it a lash: 100 questions to test your Irishness
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Haughey made repeated efforts to meet Molyneaux without success
Molyneaux’s UUP and Paisley’s DUP had boycotted the Anglo-Irish Agreement
1992 in the North: 85 people killed in the Troubles
Peter Brooke was replaced by Patrick Mayhew as a new taoiseach was installed
British concerned over UDR credibility
State papers 1986: Regiment had become symbol of sectarian division and ‘hated’ by Catholics
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: deal was crushing blow for unionism
The 1985 accord meant that power-sharing with Sinn Féin was the only way forward
Jeffrey Donaldson: Time coming when rift in unionism can mend
Lagan Valley MP enjoys 10,000 majority but constituency to be contested by eight rivals
SDLP’s Margaret Ritchie hard to dislodge in South Down
History suggests that several thousand unionist votes are likely to be cast for Ritchie
Former UUP leader Jim Molyneaux dies aged 94
Molyneaux led UUP from 1979 to 1995 and was one of the longest-serving leaders of the party
Policing of 1986 protests ‘inadequate at best and collaborative at worst’
Northern Ireland Office concerned over RUC’s failure to stop loyalist ‘intimidation’
Unionist leader said too many ‘kick the pope’ bands in marches
James Molyneaux made admission during 1985 talks over Orange parades
Sectarian discrimination blocked cement plant, Quinn claimed
State papers show businessman complained over lack of grant aid in 1980s
Seán Quinn claimed ‘religious discrimination’ obstructed his expansion plans in 1985
Businessman felt unionist opposition lay behind failure to get grant for factory
‘Massive dose of inequality’ for nationalists in parades policy
Roles of Douglas Hurd and RUC chief constable in RUC decision to re-route controversial Orange parade in Portadown in 1985 revealed in confidential files
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