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More work was needed on legacy of Troubles in 1998, says Bertie Ahern

The former taoiseach said legacy was one of the outstanding issues unresolved from the Troubles.

The Independent UK

Fathers shot, daughters killed in bombings: Ghosts of the blood-soaked Troubles haunt Northern Ireland

BELFAST, Northern Ireland — By now, these walls were meant to have fallen.

Los Angeles Times

‘We only agreed to do it if they shook hands’: Bono on the gig that helped end the Troubles

From Neil Hannon to Bertie Ahern, musicians, politicians and PR gurus recall the crucial part that a 1998 gig played in Northern Ireland’s peace process

The Guardian - UK

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US President extols ‘dividends of peace’ at new university campus in Belfast

Joe Biden noted a glass building in that location during the Troubles ‘would not have stood up’ amid the bombs.

The Independent UK

Sunak and Biden must discuss Troubles legacy Bill, says Amnesty International

Campaigners said Government plans to deal with the legacy of the Troubles should be on the agenda when Rishi Sunak meets Joe Biden.

The Independent UK

‘The torture’s real. The time I did was real’: the Belfast man waterboarded by the British army

The long read: Liam Holden went to prison for 17 years on the basis of a confession he made after being tortured by British soldiers in 1972. Now the government is making it harder for people like him to get justice

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s like 45 years of torture’: searching for the bodies of the Troubles’ victims

Without the remains of loved ones to grieve over, families feel the Northern Ireland conflict has not ended

The Guardian - UK

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What is the Good Friday Agreement?

Historic peace treaty brought republicans and unionists together after decades of violent political conflict in Northern Ireland, a period of trauma and turmoil known as the Troubles

The Independent UK

Good Friday Agreement: 'I emigrated as a child but GFA made coming home possible'

Gillian McAuley, president of the NI Chamber of Commerce, talks about how the Good Friday Agreement helped bring her home to Northern Ireland after emigrating to Canada as a child

Belfast Live

Petrol bombs and punishment beatings: paramilitaries still rooted in Northern Ireland

A quarter of a century after the end of the Troubles, paramilitary groups still recruit, march, intimidate and, on occasion, kill

The Guardian - UK

Nostalgia, rap tributes and violent tropes: has Northern Ireland really turned its back on the Troubles?

Celebrations are being planned to mark 25 years of the Good Friday Agreement but, with many romanticising the Troubles, the past can seem very present

The Guardian - UK

Fears of violence in Northern Ireland grow on 25th anniversary of Good Friday Agreement

Veterans who served during the Troubles told how they fear a return to terrorism, and police warned of new dissident threats over the Easter period

Daily Mirror

Families of Troubles victims unite to remember hope of Good Friday Agreement

A number of victims and survivors gathered to watch the sun rise on a Co Down beach.

The Independent UK

The Good Friday agreement changed everything for Northern Ireland’s young people – so teach them about it

When schools fail to explain the Troubles, division and sectarianism spread. Our history must be on the curriculum, says writer and campaigner Emma DeSouza

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Trimble and Hume’s sons say fathers would have broken Stormont deadlock

Nobel laureates would have lamented lack of NI government, say sons, as events mark 25 years since Good Friday agreement

The Independent UK

The Troubles in 15 photos that documented history changing

In the 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement, peace has held in Northern Ireland, but those who lived through the Troubles won’t forget them

The Independent UK

What is the Good Friday Agreement?

Historic peace treaty brought republicans and unionists together after decades of violent political conflict in Northern Ireland, a period of trauma and turmoil known as the Troubles

Daily Record

Fragile Northern Ireland peace deal needs a rethink

The Troubles, as they were known, were responsible for more than 3700 deaths and tens of thousands of injuries from sectarian violence.

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The Independent UK

Events being held in Northern Ireland to reflect on Good Friday Agreement

Victims of the Troubles are to gather in Co Down to watch the sunrise.

ABC News

Northern Ireland victims' families feel justice further away than ever, 25 years after Good Friday Agreement

Families who lost loved ones during three decades of bloodshed known as the Troubles, fear a proposed amnesty for those involved in the conflict will end their hopes for justice.

The Independent UK

Troubles shadow lingers as N Ireland marks 25 years of peace

This month marks 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement largely ended three decades of conflict in Northern Ireland that left 3,600 people dead

The Independent UK

Victims of Troubles ‘left behind’ by political agreement

Linda Molloy’s son John was killed in a random sectarian killing in north Belfast in 1996.

The Conversation

Good Friday Agreement: 25 years on, the British government is seeking to undo key terms of the peace deal

The Good Friday Agreement ended a conflict that claimed more than 3,500 lives between 1968 and 1998. It is estimated that one-third of the adult population in Northern Ireland has been directly affected by bereavement, physical injury or trauma.

The Conversation

Good Friday Agreement: the early 1990s back-channel between the IRA and British government that made peace possible

In February 1990, in the midst of the Troubles, Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness publicly invited the British government to reopen a back-channel used during previous phases of contact with the IRA in the 1970s and during the 1981 hunger strike.

The Conversation

New school resources on the Good Friday Agreement will give pupils valuable understanding – if they are used

The UK National Archives has produced educational resources for secondary schools to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

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