A quarter-century on, “the people of Northern Ireland continue to wrestle with their doubts, their differences, their disagreements,” he said. But, he added: “The people of Northern Ireland don’t want to return to violence — not now and not ever." But at the same time, Northern Ireland is locked in a political crisis that threatens to rattle the peace secured by the Good Friday Agreement. Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Queen's University's chancellor, urged people in Northern Ireland to show the same “unstoppable grit and resolve” that secured the peace deal. Local elections in Northern Ireland next month will give an indication of whether the party's intransigence has cost it votes.

Source: The Herald April 17, 2023 08:36 UTC