My Belfast friends can buy a house and start a family more easily than those in Dublin
In their daily lives, Northerners seem more grown-up than Southerners
John Hume
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
Is Varadkar right that every party should make a united Ireland an objective? Conor O’Malley and Fergus O’Dowd debate
Former taoiseach Leo Varadkar said every party should make Irish unification ‘an objective, not an aspiration’. But is that the right goal? And what needs to happen first?
Voices of the dead speak again, telling unheard stories of the IRA ceasefire 30 years on
New writing and never-previously broadcast interviews bring alive the negotiations and nervousness before a critical moment in the Belfast peace process
‘After a few thumps, they let go of me’: Veteran editor on covering the North from Troubles to today
Noel Doran singles out the murder of Patrick Kielty’s father in 1988 in influencing his outlook as editor of Irish News for 25 years
Denis Bradley: ‘Partition doesn’t work, never has worked, never will work’
The former priest who played a key role in the peace process reflects on the backchannel that enabled dialogue between the IRA and the UK government
Many ‘patriots’ who wave the Irish flag do not respect the country
On this island, the Irish flag and the Union Jack will have to grow more comfortable in each other’s company
Eamonn Mallie: ‘Emma Little-Pengelly is much more cross-culturally aware than any DUP people I know’
Mallie, once the voice of The Troubles on radio, looks backwards and ahead for Northern Ireland
Michelle O’Neill looks to the future, while Joe Brolly seems stuck in the past
Her hopeful words were in sharp contrast to Joe Brolly’s cynical appraisal of the mood south of the border
Michael Nicholson obituary: Catholic High Court judge involved in many Troubles-related cases
Scrupulous, modest and fair judge, who brought otherworldliness to a new dimension
War, Peace and the Derry Journal By Pat McArt: An editor known as ‘the last of the giants’ who never clicked with John Hume
The paper’s editor during its most troubled years believed they should be reporting critical voices of the SDLP founder
Peace process has taught politicians how to grow tribal vote through stubbornness
Newly released State papers shed light on the years immediately after the Belfast Agreement, so much of which is still in dispute or open to interpretation
Bronze bust of David Trimble unveiled at Leinster House
Former UUP leader jointly awarded Nobel Peace Prize with SDLP’s John Hume in 1998
Hume and Trimble commemoration in Derry to be addressed by Bertie Ahern
Former taoiseach to speak at event at Derry’s Guildhall by video link
Thinking Anew: the Christian message is one of adventure, and Advent is the start of a great adventure
Saturday
Bust of late UUP leader David Trimble to be unveiled in Leinster House in December
Bust to be placed beside one of late John Hume and will be unveiled to coincide with 25th anniversary of awarding of Nobel Peace Prize to both men
John Hume: The Persuader by Stephen Walker – the price of peace
Stephen Walker’s eminently readable overview is strongest when detailing the strain Hume lived under for years
‘They attempted to kill John – they attempted to kill his family’: John Hume, the IRA and decades of death threats
Loyalists and republicans were opposed to the SDLP leader’s efforts to achieve a peaceful settlement in Northern Ireland, as these extracts from a new book by Stephen Walker show
Presidency was John Hume’s ‘for the taking’, says Mary McAleese
Hume’s son believes the prospect of the presidency was ‘never under serious consideration’
‘Dad, it’s the White House on the phone’: David Trimble’s son and wife reflect on role he played in peace process
Family of former Ulster Unionist Party leader discuss his love of his music, the risks he was willing to take and frustration with Blair after the agreement
Archbishop Eamon Martin: I was very torn when Martin McGuinness died
Archbishop remembers growing up in Derry during the Troubles, and tensions between Church and IRA
Hume and Trimble ‘put their careers and lives on the line’ for peace, says Bill Clinton
Former US president makes address in Derry at tribute event honouring architects of the Belfast Agreement
Fintan O’Toole: Shape of Belfast Agreement was in many respects as predictable as a rabbit in a magician’s hat
Political theatre helped to disguise the fact that the Belfast Agreement was a conjuring act to wipe the memory that most of it had already been agreed long ago
‘I found myself in between two great men’: Bono finds pride in the name of peace
Bono recalls being like ‘the referee at the big fight’ when David Trimble and John Hume took to the stage with him at a concert ahead of the Belfast Agreement vote
The Agreement part 2: When U2 showmanship helped conquer the foundering Yes campaign
Pacy and detailed film examines complicated factors at play in run-up to Belfast Agreement referendum
How murder of two best friends spurred final push for peace in North
Shooting by Loyalist Volunteer Force gunmen led to added ‘resolve’ to seal Belfast Agreement, according to RTÉ documentary
Bertie Ahern’s podcast tells a powerful story
Podcast review: Former taoiseach’s tone is conversational rather than confrontational
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
Patrick O’Kane on playing David Trimble: ‘It’s not my job to judge my character. Quite the opposite’
The actor play found it fascinating to follow the late Ulster Unionist leader’s hard road to compromise for Owen McCafferty’s play Agreement
A farewell to John Hume: ‘People in Derry felt robbed of a proper leavetaking’
Twenty-five years after the Belfast Agreement, a show based on the life of the Nobel laureate is opening in Derry
Lloyd George’s Ireland or John Hume’s? The people gave their answer
Declassified State papers detail the journey to the Belfast Agreement, a deal some wholeheartedly endorsed but others reluctantly accepted
Official portrait of Nobel laureate John Hume to be unveiled in Westminster
Portrait was painted by critically acclaimed Northern Irish artist Colin Davidson
Pat Leahy: Tackling the housing crisis is the surest way to placate ‘up the Ra’ chanters
Disillusioned young voters who can’t get on the property ladder and are stuck with exorbitant rents are turning in their droves to Sinn Féin
Conor Burns: The Tory minister from a nationalist family on rebuilding relationships between Britain and Ireland
Tory minister from a nationalist Belfast family says the protocol and the broken relationship of the British and Irish governments must be fixed
Planned Freedom of Cork recipient ‘stunned’ at award
Mary Crilly to be honoured for 40 years helping survivors of sexual and domestic abuse
SDLP ‘underestimated’ symbolic importance of first minister post in battle for nationalism
Party suffered the most bruising battle of any of the political parties, with ‘incredible losses’
Musical based on life of John Hume to be staged
Beyond Belief will be produced by the Playhouse theatre in Derry
UVF figures linked to Coveney bomb scare benefit from State funds, committee told
Policy of ‘buying paramilitaries off was a failure from the start’, says victims campaigner
Man charged over Belfast security alert which interrupted Coveney speech
Suspect accused over preparation of terrorist acts, hijacking and placing an article causing a bomb hoax
Jeffrey Donaldson condemns Coveney security alert linked to UVF
DUP leader insists he and his party condemned Belfast incident immediately after it happened
Sinn Féin’s US politicking underlines issues with its approach to Irish unity
McDonald and co are presenting a united Ireland as imminent despite the evidence
NI police believe UVF behind hijacking and hoax bomb
Incident disrupted speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney in Belfast
How to fund your higher education programme
Awards, scholarships and grants are available to help fund your master’s or PhD
Underdeveloped Derry is an all-island problem
For years the city has suffered from significant economic and social disabilities
Newton Emerson: Feature of northern nationalists is rejection of 'violent struggle' during Troubles
From 1969 to 1981, there is no ballot box proof of nationalist sympathy for violence
Two Irishmen receive Catholic Church’s highest honour for services to music
Previous Irish recipients include John Hume and tenor John McCormack
Should religion be part of Northern Ireland’s ‘pathway to peace’? I’m none the wiser
TV review: Mary McAleese fails to answer the central question her documentary poses
‘True giant of civil rights’: Daughter leads tributes at funeral of Austin Currie
‘Daddy was always a hero to us, now we know he was a hero to so many others too’
New portrait of John Hume to be unveiled at Dublin art fair
Painting of late SDLP founder by Irish artist Vincent Devine worth €50,000
Newton Emerson: Academic rhetoric on NI is more dangerous than declined invitation
It is now common to hear the North referred to as a colony, with little care for what that implies
Albert Reynolds: Razzmatazz politician and supreme negotiator
Showman and dealmaker defied detractors when he brokered peace in North
Pat Hume was ‘pure of heart’ and a true peacemaker, funeral told
Aidan Hume says his mother was the ‘calm at the centre of chaotic times’
Funeral of Pat Hume to take place in Derry today
Requiem Mass to be celebrated at 11am at St Eugene’s Cathedral where her husband’s funeral was held just over a year ago
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