The Good Friday Agreement transformed Northern Ireland, but it did not freeze history in place. BBC's Blue Lights offers one of the most compelling portraits yet of a society still negotiating the long aftermath of conflict. For the Irish diaspora, it is essential viewing, not because it revisits the Troubles, but because it…

Nearly twenty-five years before the Good Friday Agreement transformed Northern Ireland, British and Irish leaders attempted a remarkably similar settlement. The Sunningdale Agreement introduced power-sharing and cross-border cooperation long before either concept gained widespread acceptance. It failed spectacularly, but many of its ideas…

Overshadowed by both Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair, John Major rarely features in Irish historical memory. Yet his patient diplomacy, partnership with Albert Reynolds, and willingness to challenge old assumptions helped create the conditions that made peace possible. The Good Friday Agreement may have been signed after he left office, but many of…