The Far Side of Revenge: Making Peace in Northern Ireland

Deaglan de Breadun describes the determined efforts of Tony Blair, Bertie Ahern, Bill Clinton, George Mitchell, Gerry Adams and many others to persuade ruthless paramilitaries to put aside guns and bombs and make peace with their enemies. This edition brings the story up to date, encompassing the historic power-sharing agreement of 2007.

Deaglan de Breadun is Political Correspondent of The Irish Times and a former Northern Editor and Foreign Affairs Correspondent. As head of the paper's Belfast Bureau, he covered the multi-party talks leading to the historic Good Friday Agreement. His reportage of the peace process won the Northern Ireland Press and Broadcast Award for daily news journalism.