The Good Friday Agreement: 25 years on

Business Daily

BBC

News, Business

4.4 • 796 Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2023

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

How has stability in Northern Ireland helped businesses? We look at the impact of the peace deal from the perspective of people within Northern Ireland, and outside, and find out how it has helped the development of manufacturing, foreign investment, tourism, and farming.

We also hear from the former Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, one of the architects of The Good Friday Agreement.

Presented and produced by Russell Padmore.

(Image: Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair (left) and then Taoiseach Bertie Ahern (right). Credit: PA)

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0:00.0	From the BBC World Service.
0:01.9	He knew his way around the underground.
0:04.1	I would never imagine he was capable of doing what he did.
0:07.9	Launder, tens of millions of dollars for the North Korean.
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0:14.9	Find it wherever you get your podcasts.
0:18.0	The grey clouds and light rain are giving way to blue skies here in the north-west of Ireland
0:22.8	amid conditions that the Irish call a soft day.
0:26.4	Hello, I'm Russell Padmore in Derry or London Derry.
0:29.6	The name of this second city in Northern Ireland depends on your cultural or religious background.
0:35.3	Today, Business Daily reflects on the economic impact of the Good Friday Agreement,
0:39.4	signed at Easter 25 years ago here in Northern Ireland. I'll travel across the region, and here
0:45.1	how stability has helped business flourish. Businesses will find a way around these political
0:49.7	difficulties, and for many businesses, particularly since we have left the European Union, that means an all island supply chain.
0:56.9	It means looking to the south. It means harmonising with the Republic of Ireland.
1:01.0	An investor in Northern Ireland explains why he's upbeat about the region's economic fortunes.
1:05.9	We remain positive about Northern Ireland. I think there's enormous opportunity there, even looking beyond
1:12.5	the current agreements that are in place between the European Union and the UK. And how businesses
1:19.1	across the border in the Republic of Ireland have profited from the peace secured by the Good Friday
1:24.1	agreement. Political stability creates a better way of doing business,
1:28.9	a better place to do business. We look at more tourism product even. We can now work together.
1:35.0	I think before the Good Friday Agreement, that wouldn't have happened. I'm standing on the historic
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