A Northern Ireland peace accord was reached on April 10, 1998, this holy day
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BBC - History - The Good Friday Agreement  A political agreement is reached in Northern Ireland after nearly two years of talks. ... At the beginning of 1998, the prospects for peace in Northern Ireland were poor. ... At 5.30pm on Friday 10 April 1998, George Mitchell stated: "I am pleased to ... held on the same day in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
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J! Archive - Show #3620, aired 2000-05-05  Jeff Horn, an office manager from New York City, New York (whose 1-day cash ... A Northern Ireland peace accord was reached on April 10, 1998, this holy day...
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Northern Ireland - Still Troubled | Peace Council  The words peace and Northern Ireland can almost seem a contradiction. ... any new information relevant to the series of events that took place that day. ... After nearly two years of negotiations a peace agreement was finally reached. ... On 10 April 1998 all the parties in the peace process signed what became known as the...
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BBC ON THIS DAY | 10 | 1998: Northern Ireland peace deal reached  The Northern Ireland peace talks have ended with an historic agreement called the Good Friday Agreement. ... 10 April ... The accord - dubbed the Good Friday Agreement - was reached after nearly two years of talks and 30 years of conflict.
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Good Friday Agreement - Wikipedia  The Good Friday Agreement (GFA) or Belfast Agreement was a major political development in the Northern Ireland peace process of the 1990s. Northern Ireland's present devolved system of government is based on the ... The agreement reached was that Northern Ireland would remain part of the United Kingdom until a...
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The Northern Irish Conflict: A Chronology - Fact Monster  ... the British passed in 1920 the Government of Ireland Act, which divided Ireland into two ... Following a period of guerrilla warfare between the nationalist Irish ... The other 6 counties of Ulster made up Northern Ireland, which remained part of .... In the weeks that followed, the IRA took no steps to dismantle its arsenal, and...
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Good Friday Agreement - Wikipedia  The Good Friday Agreement (GFA) or Belfast Agreement was a major political development in ... the legal agreement between the two governments, signed by the leaders of .... Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland) was held on the same day. .... Jump up ^ "The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Appointed Day) Order 1999".
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Easter 1916 - Dictionary definition of Easter 1916 | Encyclopedia ...  Yeats's mother raised four children, inspired in Willie his love of Ireland, and ... After the Easter Rising of 1916 and Irish independence, Yeats served as an Irish .... divorced Maud Gonne, Yeats's longtime passion who refused his requests to ..... and the imposition of British martial law, Sinn Fein (we ourselves), the party...
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J! Archive - Show #4160, aired 2002-10-04  Oct 4, 2002 ... His 1997 meeting with Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams was the first for a British P.M. & an IRA leader in 76 years...
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Camp David Accords signed - Sep 17, 1978 - HISTORY.com  On this day in History, Camp David Accords signed on Sep 17, 1978. ... a permanent peace agreement between Egypt and Israel after three decades of hostilities. ... Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, the 23,500-square-mile peninsula that links Africa with Asia. ... in November 1977 and spoke before the Israeli Knesset (Parliament).
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Ireland: 'A Terrible Beauty Is Born' | by Denis Donoghue | The New ...  Apr 7, 2016 ... The statement, addressed to Irishmen and Irishwomen, began: ... The date, Easter 1916, was carefully chosen, and not only for its Christian emblems. .... In The Coming Revolution he wrote: We may make mistakes in the...
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The Wearing of the Green - Ecotech Institute  Mar 17, 2012 ... The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over ... But how did green come to be associated with all things environmental?
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On This Day: Good Friday Agreement Signed in Northern Ireland  On April 10, 1998, leaders of Great Britain, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland signed the Good Friday Agreement, or Belfast Agreement, which ... Bertie Ahern, George Mitchell and Tony Blair pose together after signing the Good...
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Northern Ireland's Experience with the Women's Coalition  Northern Ireland Women's Coalition and participated in the 1996-1998 ... Friday, Apr., 10, 1998, and the Belfast Agreement, indicating where the parties signed .... former U.S. Senator George Mitchell, supported by General John de Chastelain of ... was signed, sectarian conflict is still deeply embedded in Northern Ireland.
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1969 Northern Ireland riots - Wikipedia  During 1217 August 1969, Northern Ireland was rocked by intense political and sectarian rioting. There had been sporadic violence throughout the year arising from the civil ... The British Army was deployed to restore order and state control and peace ..... On 14 August riots continued in Dungannon, Armagh and Newry.
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Northern Ireland - Wikipedia  Location of Northern Ireland (dark green).  in Europe (green & dark grey)  in the United ... Established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998 as part of the Good Friday ..... The largest island of Northern Ireland is Rathlin, off the north Antrim coast. ... include the historic cities of Derry, Belfast and Armagh and the many castles in...
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Saint Patrick - Wikipedia  Saint Patrick was a fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. ... Saint Patrick's Day is observed on 17 March, the supposed date of his death. ..... Legend credits St. Patrick with teaching the Irish about the doctrine of the Holy Trinity by showing people the shamrock, a three-leafed plant, using it...
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What was Ireland's Easter Rising in 1916 and how did - The Telegraph  Mar 20, 2016 ... On Easter Monday 1916, a group of Irish nationalists staged a ... A photo of desecrated Dublin following the Easter Rising ... A crucial moment in Ireland's history, the Easter Rising of April 24, 1916 was ... Michael Collins, chairman of the Irish Free State, addresses a crowd in Dublin in 1922 Credit: AP.
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St. Patrick's Life Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. He was a ...  It is believed he died on 17 March, 460 at Saul, Downpatrick. That is why Saint Patrick's day is celebrated on March 17th. ... Born: Around 415 AD ... herder for Milchu on Slemish Mountain in Co Antrim and later preacher, baptiser and bishop.
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Easter Rising - British History - HISTORY.com  On Easter Monday, April 24, 1916, a group of Irish nationalists proclaimed the ... The Easter Rising was intended to take place across Ireland; however, various ... On April 24, 1916, the rebel leaders and their followers (whose numbers reached ... militia group, the Irish Citizen Army), seized the city's general post office and...
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The World-Historical Significance Of The Easter Rising : The ...  Nov 18, 2015 ... In 1916 Ireland represented the weakest point of the British Empire, the colony ... If you tell your Empire in India, in Egypt, and all over the world that you do not ... and Community in Cork 1916-1923, Oxford : Oxford University Press, 22) ... to set up "a loyal Jewish Ulster in a sea of potential hostile Arabism".