Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993)

This project models the series of formal and informal negotiations which led to the publication, in December 1993, of a declaration issued jointly by the British and Irish Governments. The Joint Declaration was a critical policy document which paved the way for a ceasefire and the entry of Sinn Féin into formal talks. It also laid out a shared set of principles – including, crucially, self-determination for the people of Ireland subject to the consent of the people of Northern Ireland – which would come to underpin the Belfast Good Friday Agreement and provide a framework for its ratification.

Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Conference: Tête-à-Tête Meetings

Description: The Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Conference was a consultative body established under the Anglo-Irish Agreement (1985) to promote cross-border cooperation. It was made up of officials from the governments of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland and had a permanent secretariat based in Maryfield. As part of the conference, senior politicians held tête-à-tête meetings.

To see the full record of a committee, click on the corresponding committee on the map below.

Committee Document Library View

The list of documents under consideration by committee: Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Conference: Tête-à-Tête Meetings at the end of its timeline.