The road to the Anglo-Irish Agreement: The New Ireland Forum

The Hunger Strike of 1981 saw a surge in violence that left scores killed. With no end to the Troubles imaginable and Sinn Féin emerging as a serious electoral force, constitutional nationalism decided it had to do something. Taoiseach Garrett Fitzgerald and the SDLP leader John Hume had a meeting of minds resulting in The New Ireland Forum. What does the Forum recommend?  Was it more than just a talking shop? And did it lead to the later Anglo-Irish Agreement?  Ciarán Dunbar spoke to historian Séan Ó Duibhir.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.