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.
This is one of the 8 delegations in the convention, accounting for 6 of 112 people who took part.
Members (6):
Name | Visualize | Details | Delegations |
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Gerry Adams | Visualize | Gerard (Gerry) Adams. Born 6 October 1948. Former President of Sinn Féin, 1983-2018. MP for Belfast West, 1983-92, 1997-2011. Sinn Féin delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks, and a member of the negotiating team. | Sinn Féin (Northern Ireland International Body on Arms Decommissioning 1995-1996) , Sinn Féin (Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue) , Sinn Féin (Northern Ireland All-Party Talks June 1996 - April 1998) , Sinn Féin (This negotiation) |
Tom Hartley | Visualize | Tom Hartley. Born 1945/46. Served as General Secretary of Sinn Féin, mid-1980s. Chair of Sinn Féin, early 1990s. Elected to Belfast City Council on behalf of Sinn Féin for the Lower Falls, 1993. Sinn Féin delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks, and a member of the support staff. | Sinn Féin (This negotiation) |
Martin McGuinness | Visualize | James Martin Pacelli McGuinness. Born 23 May 1950; died 21 March 2017. Former IRA member. MP for Mid Ulster, 1997-2012. Sinn Féin delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks, and a member of the negotiating team. MLA for Mid Ulster, 1998-2017. Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, 2007-2017. | Sinn Féin (Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue) , Sinn Féin (Northern Ireland All-Party Talks June 1996 - April 1998) , Sinn Féin (This negotiation) |
Mitchel McLaughlin | Visualize | John Mitchell McLaughlin. Born 29 October 1945. MLA for Foyle, 1998-2003. MLA for South Antrim, 2007-2016. Sinn Féin delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks. Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly, 2015-2016. | Sinn Féin (Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue) , Sinn Féin (This negotiation) , Sinn Féin (Northern Ireland All-Party Talks June 1996 - April 1998) |
Sean McManus | Visualize | Seán McManus, born in 1950, was involved in Irish Republican politics since the early 1970s. In 1982 he became a member of the Sinn Fein National Executive and continued in this role for twenty years. McManus was Sinn Fein Party Chairperson from 1984 to 1990. | Sinn Féin (This negotiation) |
Danny Morrison | Visualize | Daniel Gerard Morrison. Born 9 January 1953. Former Sinn Fein publicity director. During the 1981 Republican hunger strike, Morrison acted as a spokesperson for Bobby Sands, who was elected as an MP. Former editor of Republican News and An Phoblacht. | Sinn Féin (This negotiation) |