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| 1998 | Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton |  |
| Catholics are to suspend the goal of a united Ireland-a territorial claim that was the raison d'ˆtre of the IRA and was written into the Irish Republic's constitution-unless the largely Protestant North voted in favor o |
| Chaired by former US Senator George Mitchell, the talks are advanced by a high-profile set of mediators, including British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, and President Bill Clinton |
| The accord calls for Protestants to share political power with the minority Catholics, and gives the Republic of Ireland a voice in Northern Irish affairs |
| 10th April Cross-border links & constitutional & ecomomic changes in Nth Ireland are agreed |
| 11th May Dublin A Sinn Fein conference approves the Good Friday Accord |
| 22nd May Commitment to the settlement is demonstrated in a dual referendum, the North approves the accord by a vote of 71% to 29%, and in the Irish Republic 94% favor it |
| 23rd May 71% ov voters in Nth Ireland support the Good Friday Accord |
| 1998 | Hume, John | |
| The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to John Hume and David Trimble, leaders of the largest Catholic and Protestant political parties, an incentive for all sides to ensure that this time the peace would last |
| 1998 | Mowlem, Mo | |
| 10th April Cross-border links & constitutional & ecomomic changes in Nth Ireland are agreed |
| 1998 | Trimble, David | |
| The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to John Hume and David Trimble, leaders of the largest Catholic and Protestant political parties, an incentive for all sides to ensure that this time the peace would last |
