‘We only agreed to do it if they shook hands’: Bono on the gig that helped end the Troubles
From Neil Hannon to Bertie Ahern, musicians, politicians and PR gurus recall the crucial part that a 1998 gig played in Northern Ireland’s peace process
Beyond Belief: The Life and Mission of John Hume review – profoundly affecting
This musical drama about the lives of Northern Ireland peacemakers gives a familiar story a new dimension
Agreement review – the high drama of Northern Ireland’s peace talks
Owen McCafferty’s dramatisation of the last days of negotiations leading to the Good Friday Agreement remains accessible while expertly conveying tortuous political tussles
April 2022
Derry to mark 25 years of Good Friday agreement with John Hume musical
Playhouse to stage Beyond Belief in 2023 to ‘say a proper goodbye’ to late SDLP leader who helped persuade IRA to give up arms
September 2021
Pat Hume obituary
Teacher and wife of the SDLP politician John Hume, she provided stalwart support to her husband as he played a key role in the Northern Ireland peace process
August 2020
John Hume believed in the EU and building bridges
John Hume’s politics went far beyond Northern Ireland – his vision is as urgent as ever
Martin Kettle
John Hume's funeral in Derry unites mourners in sombre farewell
I held John Hume in awe. His political bravery gave my generation peace
Séamas O’Reilly
Tributes paid to John Hume, former SDLP leader and Nobel peace prize winner
John Hume obituary
'Hero and peacemaker': Northern Ireland's John Hume remembered
January 2020
Seamus Mallon obituary
Deputy first minister of Northern Ireland’s power-sharing executive and a founder of the Social Democratic and Labour party
February 2018
I call on Ireland and Britain to break the Stormont deadlock
Colum Eastwood
With John Hume’s vision of peace under threat, the two governments must step in to bring a deal over the line, says the SDLP leader, Colum Eastwood
November 2017
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It was John Hume, not Sinn Féin, who steered Northern Ireland to peace
Seamus Mallon
August 2016
The Most Rev Edward Daly obituary
Roman Catholic priest known for his efforts to help those under fire on Bloody Sunday in 1972, who went on to become bishop of Derry
November 2013
Father Alec Reid obituary
Priest who helped bring peace to Northern Ireland dies – aged 82
July 2012
John Hume knighted by pope
Man whose dialogue with Sinn Féin paved way for peace in Northern Ireland is made Knight of St Gregory
