History of Ireland And Northern Ireland

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The Good Friday agreement 1998 - 1999
When Labour came to power in 1997, the outgoing Secretary of State, Sir Patrick Mayhew, was at pains to do all he could to help the incoming minister, Dr Mo Mowlam. Discussions continued month after month between party representatives. Both Prime Minister Tony Blair and Taoiseach Bertie Ahern involved themselves in the details to a remarkable degree. Finally, on Good Friday 1998, all the main parties - with the exception of the Democratic Unionist Party - announced agreement. FULL TEXT

James Craig
When James Craig became the first Prime Minister for Northern Ireland he had a lot to deal with. James Craig came to power during a bloody civil war and had to deal with the constant criticism of his government. He promised to be absolutely fair and to look to the people as a whole. However I hope to highlight some examples in this next page of how this was not the case. Read more