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.

Raymond Murray

Quill platform ID: p18930.

Father Raymond Murray. Born in 1938 in Country Armagh. Prominent member of clergy due to highlighting mistreatment of republican prisoners by the UDR, RUC and British Army, arguing the cases of the Guildford Four and Birmingham Six, campaigning for the 'Hooded Men' and detailing the alleged activities of the SAS. Played role as republican prisoners' representative.

Member of Catholic Clergy—Northern Ireland Downing Street Joint Declaration (1993).

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