Those leadership qualities that always make history are apparent leading up to the agreement, and are what we need today to inject new life into the peace process. Since 1969, successive leaders had attempted to resolve the escalating violence in Northern Ireland. Each agreement helped create the conditions for others to follow, and build on the ideas put forward. Indeed, neither leader received any electoral credit for their work on Northern Ireland. Heavy talkQuestions also remain for the two governments, Theresa May has the challenge of Brexit, but can she make Northern Ireland a priority for her government?

Source: The Irish Times March 30, 2018 14:24 UTC