Paul Brady: ‘There’s a huge coterie of Irish nationalists who don’t want a United Ireland’
The singer has been reflecting on his life to compile The Archive, his new box set. It’s been a rich, rewarding six decades in music
John Hume
Boy’s letter about not being able to play outside after Bloody Sunday touched taoiseach, new State records show
Derry boy Cormac Quigley’s note arrived during some of the darkest days of the Troubles
Mark Durkan: There’s a ‘John Hume-sized hole in the conversation’ about united Ireland
Former SDLP leader Mark Durkan says there is a ‘John Hume-sized hole in the conversation’ surrounding the options for constitutional change
Jimmy Carter’s Irish intervention facilitated the enormous involvement of his successors
Previous US presidents had not been prepared to risk relations with UK by involvement in Northern Ireland but Carter did not accept that position
John Hume faced party pressure over focus on IRA distracting from SDLP interests
Deputy leader Seamus Mallon warned against ‘hand-holding’ of Sinn Féin in 1995
How John Bruton, the last Redmondite, got to grips with the IRA, the UK and the peace process
Once dismissed as ‘John Unionist’ in the Dáil, Bruton’s lifelong interest in history served him in key 1990s talks
Loyalist paramilitaries’ increased professionalisation in early 1990s concerned Dublin, State papers reveal
One loyalist aroused suspicion after arriving to an RUC station freshly showered, as he was ‘not known for his regular bathing habits’
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
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
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