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I thought maybe we had lost it but then i gave the additional commitment to the unionists. this is where david trimble did exercise real leadership. he sold that commitment to his delegation. david came into the room and there was a lot of tension. he stood up on a chair or a table and he said that it was his intention to go up the stairs to george mitchell to tell him he was going to accept the agreement. a few minutes before five oclock in the afternoon, i david called me in, and yes. i rememb...

That we were trying to get to a goal. i used to laugh because i used to see people from other parties, talking to people, and saying to them afterwards, do you not know who they are? these are some of the most wanted people in europe, and you dont even know youre talking to. the ulster unionist party, led by david trimble, was the largest unionist group, and took the risk of remaining. if you had come to the conclusion that the only way you could defend your interests was to physically be at the...

But the ulster unionists wouldnt agree without further commitments that paramilitaries would disarm, so tony blair wrote a letter to david trimble. i thought maybe we had lost it but then i gave the additional commitment to the unionists. this is where david trimble did exercise real leadership. he sold that commitment to his delegation. david came into the room and there was a lot of tension. he stood up on a chair or a table and he said that it was his intention to go up the stairs to george m...

While politicians from across the spectrum of British and Irish politics were pulled hither and thither all night in Stormont, trying to find agreement for a...

There was a deal on the issue of the new regional parliament, a power—sharing assembly. theres a famous picture that was captured of you embracing a party colleague. that was when seamus mallon came down from the rooms where they were negotiating and told us they had made a breakthrough on the assembly situation and trimble had agreed to it. and we were so relieved. i mean, i threw my arms around him and i said, "i cant believe it!" because that had been a very tough negotiation. the deadline ...

Saying his prayers - that ian would be ok. and it did show that we had really travelled. . its notable that so many people involved in the story are no longer here — ian paisley, martin mcguinness, john hume, david trimble. the peace isnt perfect, power—sharing at stormont has frequently been prone to collapse and, in recent years, it has often been absent. but political violence is now extremely rare, and thats the achievement the agreement generation is passing on. the legacy is that we go...

It was the party as a whole, the movement, the broad republican movement. the agreement received rockstar backing. u2, the biggest irish band ever, put on a campaign concert as people were deciding how to vote on the deal. one of the things i remember was being slightly frustrated by members of the class who i deemed to be more politically conservative than me, and kind of feeling like the stakes for me feel higher. like, one of my father murderers is going to get out on good friday — and did ...

The agreement received rockstar backing. u2, the biggest irish band ever, put on a campaign concert as people were deciding how to vote on the deal. one of the things i remember was being slightly frustrated by members of the class who i deemed to be more politically conservative than me, and kind of feeling like the stakes for me feel higher. like, one of my father murderers is going to get out on good friday — and did get out on the good friday agreement — and i would have voted, if i had ...

Political conflict is a reality of everyday life in many parts of the globe; so are the efforts by state and non-state actors to resolve conflicts. Entrepr..

The Good Friday Agreement didn't solve all problems, but it made The Troubles history.