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Protecting the peace, preserving the belfast good friday agreement is a priority. its regarded as the day that helped and decades of violence here during the 1970s, �*80s and �*90s. reactions to it being signed were largely positive. for the generation to come, it will be fantastic, one of the greatest things in our history, anyway. some were not convinced. i dont think we will ever see peace. itll take something different. i have come to dromore, a town in county down, roughly 20 minutes ou...

And ended on good friday, the 10th of april, 1998, eight months before i was born. the agreement focused on areas such as culture and civil rights, as well as justice and policing. the deal caused controversy too as it meant prisoners injail for violent crimes linked to the troubles were released early. politicians agreed three main areas. the first thing they agreed was to set up a parliament to deal with local issues. this would be the northern ireland assembly. secondly, they set up a council...

To 30 years of the troubles in northern ireland. it involves northern irelands political parties, as well as the british and irish governments. negotiations took several years and ended on good friday, the 10th of april, 1998 — eight months before i was born. the agreement focused on areas such as culture and civil rights, as well as justice and policing. the deal caused controversy, too, as it meant prisoners in jail for violent crimes linked to the troubles were released early. politicians a...

Were largely positive. work the opportunity to come has been fantastic, and its going to be... some were not convinced. i dont think we will ever see peace. think something different. i have come to a town in county down, roughly 20 minutes outside of belfast, and is home to around 6000 people. its also where i grew up and went to school. i was born in 1998, the year the good friday agreement was signed here in northern ireland. it means i grew up after the troubles ended and did not have to wor...

Between britain and ireland. also in the deal was dual british and irish citizenship for those who wanted it, a return to peacetime security arrangements, and the removal of security installations. all illegal paramilitary groups also had to destroy their weapons. i hereby give notice... a referendum was held on both sides of the border, with the agreement being accepted by an overall majority. yes - 71.12%. cheering. im now on my way to dublin, crossing the border into the republic of ireland. ...

To eliminate the fears which they have in their life. a man who is desperate because he has nojob and has no money, if the money spent on weapons could be spent on eliminating the cause of his discontent, hes not going to risk his life and go out and kill people the way they do today. so, you were very instrumental in the setting up of the international criminal court, which was established by the rome statute in 1998. do you think that has really helped prevent crimes against humanity, war crim...

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Who wanted it, a return to peacetime security arrangements, and the removal of security installations. all illegal paramilitary groups also had to destroy their weapons. i hereby give notice... a referendum was held on both sides of the border, with the agreement being accepted by an overall majority. yes, 71.12%. cheering im now on my way to dublin, crossing the border into the republic of ireland. its about a two—hour drive, and im on my way to speak to some of the relatives are one of the p...

Security installations. all illegal paramilitary groups also had to destroy their weapons. i hereby give notice... a referendum was held on both sides of the border, with the agreement being accepted by an overall majority. yes, 71.12%. cheering im now on my way to dublin, crossing the border into the republic of ireland. its about a two—hour drive, and im on my way to speak to some of the relatives are one of the people responsible for giving so many hope back in 1998. we in the stlp conclude...

Stood for, what they fought for, they have never experienced what it is like to live in a country where you probably will fear to say what you probably will fear to say what you believe in. luckily, ive also never had to experience that because i was born well after the good friday agreement. the i was born well after the good friday agreement.— i was born well after the good friday agreement. the good friday agreement. _ friday agreement. the good friday agreement. or— friday agreement. the...