DUBLIN (OSV News) Prayers will be said at Masses and other religious ceremonies across Ireland and Northern Ireland this Easter weekend to give thanks for 25 years of peace marking the anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.
Signed on April 10, 1998, the accord brought an end to 30 years of sectarian violence known as the Troubles, which resulted in the deaths of over 3,600 people and left approximately 47,000 with life-changing injuries.
Among guests arriving in Belfast to mark the ann
The North’s situation now invites northern political parties to focus on political, economic and social progress rather than on constitutional differences
Government should use Easter Rising Commemoration to honour Dr Kathleen Lynn with NCH - Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD sinnfein.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sinnfein.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.