Twenty five years ago, an agreement was signed in Belfast that transcended the past and changed the future. The Good Friday Agreement brought an end to three decades of terrible conflict in Ireland. To this day, it stands as an historic, international success story in peace-making - a blueprint for the resolution of even the most intractable of conflicts. The agreement is a testament to what can be achieved when people come together in the spirit of hope to build a better tomorrow. Free article

I was 20 years old and a young mother when the Good Friday Agreement was signed. I remember vividly the sense of hope and optimism that a brighter, more peaceful future was on the horizon. Free article

I 1998, bhí Gearóid Ó hEara ina Chathaoirleach Sé Chontae ar Shinn Féin, ina chomhairleoir i gCathair Dhoire agus ina ghníomhaí Gaeilge. Scríobhann sé faoi impleachtaí Chomhaontú Aoine an Chéasta do chúrsaí teanga in Éirinn. Free article