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Belfast Telegraph
4 days ago
- Politics
- Belfast Telegraph
The cross-border service doing more to break down barriers than all the north-south bodies combined
Service has done more to break down barriers on this island than all 1998 Agreement's north-south bodies combined In 1998, one of the most contentious aspects of the Good Friday Agreement was cross-border bodies. Having himself helped pull down power-sharing in 1974 over the Council of Ireland, David Trimble was intensely nervous about how many north-south bodies there would be, how powerful they'd be and who'd control them.
Irish Independent
4 days ago
- Politics
- Irish Independent
Sam McBride: The Enterprise train between Belfast and Dublin is breaking down more barriers on the island than all the official bodies combined
In 1998, one of the most contentious aspects of the Good Friday Agreement was cross-border bodies. Having himself helped pull down power-sharing in 1974 over the Council of Ireland, David Trimble was nervous about how many North-South bodies there would be, how powerful they'd be and who'd control them. Some 27 years later, those bodies have been one of the agreement's least controversial elements. Dealing with language, waterways, food safety, trade, and EU peace funds, they're rarely in the news. From a nationalist perspective, this part of the agreement has been a failure.
Belfast Telegraph
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Belfast Telegraph
Poll reveals public in the south divided on border vote... and Rory McIlroy
Back in March 2002, Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble lobbied London for a poll on Irish unity on the same day as the Assembly elections. Irish government archives show that Prime Minister Tony Blair told him, in parliamentary language, to 'get lost'.
Irish Independent
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Irish Independent
John Downing: Poll reveals Irish are split over border referendum and a knighthood for Rory McIlroy
Back in March 2002, Ulster Unionist Party leader David Trimble lobbied London for a poll on Irish unity to be held on the same day as the Northern Ireland Assembly elections.
Belfast Telegraph
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Belfast Telegraph
UUP advisor suggested border poll to boost party vote but admitted it could seem ‘tacky'
An adviser to David Trimble suggested that a border poll could be held at the same time as the 2001 General Election because he thought it would help get UUP voters out to polling stations.
