The agreement thus left the issue of future sovereignty over Northern Ireland open-ended. The agreement reached was that Northern Ireland was part of the United Kingdom, and would remain so until a majority of the people both of Northern Ireland and of the Republic of Ireland wished otherwise.
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The result was a majority (71.1%) in favour. A simultaneous referendum held in the Republic of Ireland produced an even larger majority (94.4%) in favour. 1998 ...
951,845 cast their votes, representing an unusually high 80.7% turnout. 676,966 voted Yes (71.12%). 274,879 voted No (28.88%). We believe that 57% of ...
Apr 17, 2023 · The agreement gave formal recognition to Northern Ireland's multiple identities, allowing residents to identify as British, Irish or both. It ...
Apr 3, 2023 · The deal brought an end to 30 years of conflict in Northern Ireland, known as the Troubles. Since then the agreement has touched on every aspect ...
In a referendum on 22 May 1998, over 71 percent of those who voted supported the Agreement. There was an 82 percent turnout of registered voters. The Democratic ...
The following day, May 23, it emerged that the Good Friday Agreement found a majority of support in both referendums - 71% supported it in Northern Ireland ...
72% of Catholics, felt that the Good Friday Agreement [the Belfast Agreement] benefited unionists and nationalists equally. The same survey found that 50 ...
The 1998 Good Friday Agreement achieved compromise by creating a new power-sharing government, facilitating disarmament, and abolishing border checks between ...
Apr 7, 2023 · Both sides ultimately decided and agreed that no hard border could exist. That has left the DUP furious and feeling sold out by the UK ...