When peace considered impossible became reality
On the anniversary of the ceasefire declared by the IRA on 31 August 1994, which marked a crucial turning point in the peace process in Northern Ireland, we republish excerpts from a speech given last April at Queen's University in Belfast by one of the protagonists of the Good Friday Agreement signed on 10 April 1998, former US Senator George J. Mitchell. Read all

On the anniversary of the ceasefire declared by the IRA on 31 August 1994, which marked a crucial turning point in the peace process in Northern Ireland, we republish excerpts from a speech given last April at Queen's University in Belfast by one of the protagonists of the Good Friday Agreement signed on 10 April 1998, former US Senator George J. Mitchell.