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Article: Ten years on-the journey towards peace in Northern Ireland.
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- Contemporary Review
- Article date:
- September 22, 2008
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MANY readers will recall the momentous day just over ten years ago, in May 1998, when the political parties in Northern Ireland agreed to move forward and the Northern Ireland Assembly (Irish: Tionol Thuaisceart Eireann; Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlannn Semmile) was established.
It was an occasion that attracted the attention of the media and political leaders worldwide and expectations and hopes were high throughout the land for the future. Without doubt, The Good Friday Agreement or The Belfast Agreement marked a turning point in Northern Ireland's troubled history. However, many realised from the outset, that the signing of the Agreement was only part of the ...