The Good Friday Agreement and Its Help of Progression in Northern Ireland

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The Good Friday Agreement and Its Help of Progression in Northern Ireland On 10th April 1998 the Good Friday agreement was signed. It was only

on 22nd May 1998 that the people saw the outlook of the agreement.

From then on there has been speculation on whether the agreement would

help make any progress in Northern Ireland or just cause more

disturbance between the two separations. info

One aspect of the agreement that has been fully implemented is the

removal of the Irish Republics Territorial Claim. This is the part of

the agreement that states that the Irish Government has no claim on

Northern Ireland. This is a key part of the agreement because Northern

Ireland finally does not have the Irish Government ruling them.

Another aspect of the agreement that was fully implemented was the

setting up of the Northern Ireland Assembly. This was an aspect of the

agreement that was a key factor into the success of the agreement. It

contained the fact that an assembly of people were constructed, an

executive was formed and the transfer of powers took place. This was a

great succession as far as the agreement was concerned and the people

were pleased with the results, as the democratic parties were becoming

more involved and it seemed like the problems in Northern Ireland were

gradually being resolved.

The aspect that pleased people from Northern Ireland was that they got

the final say in the form of a ballet box. This way they would have to

agree before any final changes went ahead.

Lastly the point that has made the most impact on Northern Ireland is

the fact that the I.R.A. has begun decommissioning. This came after

years of talks from Jerry Adams trying to persuade the Irish

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