The Anglo Irish Agreement marks its thirtieth anniversary this week. Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher are pictured at the signing of the agreement at Hillsborough Castle outside Belfast. Photocall archive.
The Anglo Irish Agreement marks its thirtieth anniversary this week. Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher are pictured at the signing of the agreement at Hillsborough Castle outside Belfast. Photocall archive.
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