Northern Ireland and Paramilitary Group
Introduction
With the signing of the Peace Agreement in 1998 in the Republic of Northern Ireland, and demobilizations and leaves total weapons of the Ira paramilitary group, which ended in 2005, it is of interest to see how said agreement and itsrepercussions on society and the Northwest Culture of today. For this, a historical review of the conflict will be done first and then detail under different sources how this process was lived, and what could be the current balance of this, in addition to the feeling of the population.
Developing
To take stock of the peace process it is necessary to see the reports that have been chronologically, since they allow us to see the process of evolution or evolution of this. Therefore, not only will the official reports of the government institutions of the Republic of Ireland, Ireland of the North and the United Kingdom be used, but also, unofficial sources will also be seen as research and journalistic articles that allow to know the trend and tendency andThe opinion of the population in Northern Ireland. However, it is vitally important to briefly summarize the great facts that happened during this period of time to more accurately understand the current situation of Northern Ireland.
After the signing of the Good Friday agreement in 1998, the implementation of this came which was not as expected, since, it would take several years to leave the weapons totally, which ended in strong criticisms by the unionists towardsThe peace agreement, to the point that in 2003 a review of this began, which caused a rather peak and confusion, to the point that by the end of November 2004, the conversations for a consensus had reached a stagecriticism.
During these years, President Sinn Féin, Gerry Adams, met with the Chief of the Northern Ireland Police, Hugh Orde, to discuss the demilitarization of the main Republican armed groups. This meeting came after the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, Ian Paisley, held conversations with the head of the dismantling body to discuss the disarmament of anger.
However, on December 8, 2004, Ian Paisley confirmed that an agreement to restore the return of weapons would not be signed. Then, on December 21, an armed band stole £ 26.5m from Northern Bank at the center of Belfast, so the IRA group was accused in January 2005 by the police chief Hugh Orde. Even so, and despite all those obstacles, on July 28, 2005, IRA issued a statement in which he asked all the units of this to finish the armed campaign and throw their weapons.
On September 26, the IICD, the Independent Disarmament Commission announced that this armed group had completed its dismantling process. Although, on the other hand, there was no sign that the loyal volunteer force and the Ulster Defense Association intended to follow their example.
Now, without real progress in the search for a decentralized government in Northern Ireland, the then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair, and, the Irish prime minister, Bertie Ahern, summoned a meeting in Scotland towards the end towards the endof 2006 so that all political parties plan a route or agreement to break the political stagnation, known as the ST Agreement. Andrews.
During this time, the democratic unionist party would agree with Sinn Fein to share power in addition to supporting the new police service, which was created thanks to the agreements, given that the previous police called Royal Ulster Constabulary was accused of crimes against humanityAnd not to be impartial within the civil conflict. According to this, in January 2007, SINN Fein members voted in favor, to establish the Northern Ireland police service and the criminal justice system.
conclusion
All this within a context where political institutions were restoring. The leaders of the DUP parties and Sinn Fein, Paisley and Adams, met for the first time and announced an agreement to form a government of shared power on May 8, 2007. Several authors mention that it was believed, unlike the previous efforts, this agreement would remain, since it was reached by the DUP and Sinn Fein, seen as the two most polarized forces in the policy of Ireland of the North. And nationalists. All this within a context where political institutions were restoring.
The leaders of the DUP parties and Sinn Fein, Paisley and Adams, met for the first time and announced an agreement to form a government of shared power on May 8, 2007. Several authors mention that it was believed, unlike the previous efforts, this agreement would remain, since it was reached by the DUP and Sinn Fein, seen as the two most polarized forces in the policy of Ireland of the North. And nationalists. All this within a context where political institutions were restoring.
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