The St Andrews Agreement 20 years on: Paisley signs up to power-sharing

As reported by Belfast Telegraph · Updated 12 Oct, 01:49 · Archive

The St Andrew’s Agreement was signed twenty years ago on 13 October 2006. Officially. it just amended the Belfast / Good Friday Agreement, but it did bring about some profound changes in Northern Ireland’s politics. It saw the DUP and Ian Paisley signing up to the peace process. Sinn Féin bought into policing, agreeing to work with the PSNI; the DUP agreed to go into government with them. The two parties have dominated Stormont politics ever since. Ciarán Dunbar is joined by political commentator David McCann.

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• The St Andrews Agreement 20 years on: Paisley signs up to power-sharingThe St Andrew’s Agreement was signed twenty years ago on 13 October 2006. Officially. it just amended the Belfast / Good Friday Agreement, but it did bring about some profound changes in Northern Ireland’s politics. It saw the DUP and Ian Paisley signing up to the peace process. Sinn Féin bought into policing, agreeing to work with the PSNI; the DUP agreed to go into government with them. The two parties have dominated Stormont politics ever since. Ciarán Dunbar is joined by political commentator David McCann.Belfast Telegraph · 12 Oct, 01:49