Bertie Ahern, Taoiseach of Ireland from 1997 -2008, tells the story of why the Good Friday Agreement was needed and the efforts required to get both nationalists and unionists to the negotiating table. In the first episode of this series, Bertie explains the reality of ‘The Troubles’, the previous attempts at a peace deal, and how a US Senator came to chair the talks.

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