Episode 5: The Talks

As I Remember It: Bertie Ahern & The Good Friday Agreement

In this episode, Bertie Ahern and those negotiating the peace deal for Northern Ireland share their memories of the tensions between unionists and Sinn Fein as the talks got underway, the misogyny experienced by the women in the process, the suspensions of some parties following a return to violence over Christmas 1997 and the game-changing interventions of Monica McWilliams and Northern Secretary Mo Mowlam when they decided to visit hardline loyalists in prison. For more information, full interviews, and bonus material head to Newstalk.com/GoodFridayAgreement.

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