‘I have it in my hand’: The journalist who broke the story of the Belfast Agreement
It was “the biggest story in the western world that day” and he had scooped the other broadcasters in getting the document to air first. This was about 1.30pm on the day. There were still a few hours to go before the press conference where the document was officially released.
From Conflict to Peace
Extent of change achieved by the Good Friday Agreement
The anniversary is being marked with celebration that peace has endured, but concern about entrenched divisions and political instability. And the specter of violence has not wholly disappeared – last month U.K. intelligence services raised the terrorism threat level for Northern Ireland from “substantial” to “severe.”