
- 288 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
When George Mitchell described his time helping broker peace in Northern Ireland, he said, 'We had 700 bad days and then one good day, which changed the course of history.'
One Good Day is the fascinating insider account of those negotiations from diplomat David Donoghue, then the Irish head of the Anglo-Irish Secretariat in Belfast. It explores the complex, delicate and often frustrating series of talks that drew the Troubles to an end.
April 2023 marks the 25-year anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, hailed internationally as a near-miracle of collective collaboration, compromise and diplomacy. One Good Day offers an absorbing perspective on the drama of the negotiations from someone who was right at the centre of the action, alongside all the key players such as Martin McGuinness, Gerry Adams, John Hume, Bill Clinton, Bertie Ahern and Mo Mowlam.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 First Encounters
- 2 My Life as a ‘Traveller’
- 3 The Peace Process: Beginnings
- 4 Landmarks
- 5 The Decommissioning Stalemate
- 6 Bunker Days
- 7 The Stars Aligned
- 8 All In at Last
- 9 Some of the Players
- 10 The Negotiations Begin
- 11 Strand Two
- 12 Strand Three and Onwards
- 13 Heads of Agreement and the Aftermath
- 14 The London and Dublin Meetings
- 15 Back to Business
- 16 The Pace Quickens
- 17 Constitutional Issues
- 18 The Last Fortnight
- 19 Ten Days to Go
- 20 The Jigsaw Gets Assembled
- 21 The Mitchell Draft
- 22 The End Game
- 23 The Two Leaders Arrive
- 24 The Beginnings of Engagement
- 25 The Final Deal Takes Shape
- 26 The Pendulum Swings Back
- 27 A Night to Remember
- 28 Good Friday Dawns
- 29 Agreement at Last
- 30 Looking Back
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgements
- Copyright
- About Gill Books