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Anglo-Irish Agreement - http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/events/aia/aia.htm
Agreed by the British and Irish governments, with indirect input from Nationalists, this was unpopular with Unionists.

Britain and Northern Ireland - http://ukinusa.fco.gov.uk/en
Intended for a US audience, contains speeches and statements on issues including the political process and the GFA.

Centre for Cross Border Studies - http://www.crossborder.ie
A joint university research centre on North-South economic, political and cultural relations in the island of Ireland

Connolly - Walker Controversy - http://www.marxists.org/archive/connolly/1911/connwalk/
Information about an appeal in 1917 by James Connolly for socialist unity in Ireland. His appeal invoked a reply from William Walker, and a bitter controversy ensued.

Guradian: Northern Irish politics - http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/northernireland
Series of articles from the Guardian newspaper on the Northern Ireland Assembly and elections.

IRA Statement - http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/events/peace/docs/ira060500.htm
It includes a commitment to begin a process that will "completely and verifiably put IRA arms beyond use", given a "full implementation, on a progressive and irreversible basis" of government commitments, and a resulting "political context... with the potential to remove the causes of conflict [a term used to refer to the British presence]".

IrishPeace.com - http://home.att.net/~IrishPeace.com/
Collection of links on the peace process. Includes background information, reading lists, and chat line.

Northern Ireland Elections Site - http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/
Nicolas Whyte's guide to election results in Northern Ireland. There is also a useful summary of all election results in Northern Ireland since 1973.

Northern Ireland Peace Process - http://members.lycos.co.uk/northernireland/
News from Northern Ireland, an archive of the peace process to date, a poll, and small discussion forum.

Northern Ireland Troubles - http://www.newsart.com/x2/x167.htm
Cartoons on local politics, from News Art's political cartoon site.

Northern Ireland Troubles In Focus - http://www.cartoonweb.com/cartoonsinfocus/ireland/main.html
Editorial cartoons from around the world.

Northern Ireland Wall Murals - http://www.peacelinetours.co.uk/murals.html
Political art from the streets of Belfast.

Reform Movement - http://www.reform.org
Founded by Irish unionists in theRedmondite tradition. Argues that true reconciliation can be achieved only when Ireland accepts that it is closely linked to the United Kingdom socially, culturally and economically.

soc.culture.irish FAQ - http://www.faqs.org/faqs/cultures/irish-faq/part05/
Section 5: Irish History - summarises answers to some questions that are asked a lot on the usenet newsgroup.

Stratagem - http://www.stratagem-ni.com
Political lobbying organisation, providing government input to business and industry. Assembly information and members, service portfolio and list of clients.

The Anglo-Irish Treaty - http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/issues/politics/docs/ait1921.htm
This agreement of 1921 between Michael Collins' Irish delegation and the British government of Lloyd George provided for the Irish Free State to be established, and for Northern Ireland to remain united with Great Britain.

The Community Relations Council - http://www.community-relations.org.uk/
An impressive set of resources, including detailed information on programmes they organise, an on line library of publications, a quarterly newsletter and information on funding available for community relations projects.

The Framework Document, February 1995 - http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/events/peace/docs/fd22295.htm
Agreed by the British and Irish governments, this formed a basis for the negotiations which led to the current peace process.

The Good Friday Agreement - http://www.nio.gov.uk/index/key-issues/the-agreement.htm
or The Belfast Agreement - between the local parties, and endorsed by the voters of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic in separate referenda.

The Joint Declaration on Peace - http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/events/peace/docs/dsd151293.htm
or Downing Street Declaration - in which the British and Irish Prime Ministers affirmed the importance of Civil Rights in Northern Ireland, and of the consent of the people of that territory to any settlement.

The Mitchell Report - http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/events/peace/docs/gm24196.htm
by the International Body on Arms Decommissioning. It spelled out the seven "Mitchell Principles" of decommissioning, and helped overcome reluctance to negotiate with representatives of armed paramilitary organisations.

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