This newly edited one-volume edition focuses on Ireland, and one of the Blair government's biggest successes, the Northern Ireland peace process. From the high of the Good Friday agreement and devolution in Northern Ireland to the deadly lows of the Manchester and Omagh bombings, The Irish Diaries explores the tensions, all-night talks, adrenalin-fuelled negotiations and heady personality clashes that are such an intrinsic part of democratic politics. Newly annotated and fully revised by Alastair Campbell with fresh linking commentary, and featuring commissioned material by key figures in the Irish peace process, former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern,Tony Blair and Alastair Campbell himself, The Irish Diaries will prove invaluable for readers with an interest in Irish history and provide an important historical record for future generations, in both Ireland and beyond.
This newly edited one-volume edition focuses on Ireland, and one of the Blair government's biggest successes, the Northern Ireland peace process. From the high of the Good Friday agreement and devolution in Northern Ireland to the deadly lows of the Manchester and Omagh bombings, The Irish Diaries explores the tensions, all-night talks, adrenalin-fuelled negotiations and heady personality clashes that are such an intrinsic part of democratic politics. Newly annotated and fully revised by Alastair Campbell with fresh linking commentary, and featuring commissioned material by key figures in the Irish peace process, former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern,Tony Blair and Alastair Campbell himself, The Irish Diaries will prove invaluable for readers with an interest in Irish history and provide an important historical record for future generations, in both Ireland and beyond.