The Making of the Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985: A Memoir by David Goodall by Fr

Description: The Making of the Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985 by Frank Sheridan Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description The Anglo-Irish Agreement (AIA) signed by Garret FitzGerald and Margaret Thatcher on 15 November 1985 was unique. Sir David Goodall kept a personal journal throughout the negotiations from 1983 to 1985. He later transformed this into a single narrative account which is gripping and frequently astonishing in its frankness. Publisher Description The Anglo-Irish Agreement (AIA) signed by Garret FitzGerald and Margaret Thatcher on 15 November 1985 was unique in providing a treaty-based arrangement for the government of a territory disputed between two States. In effect it gave the Irish Government an intrusive role in the processes of the government of Northern Ireland. Sir David Goodall, formerly Deputy Head of both the Foreign and Cabinet Offices, kept a personal journal throughout the negotiations from September 1983 to December 1985. He later transformed this into a single narrative account which has until now remained under personal and official embargo. His account is gripping and frequently astonishing in its frankness. He captures the heart-stopping fluctuations in the tide of negotiation between the two sides as it tottered continuously between collapse and survival under Mrs Thatchers dislike and distrust of Irish nationalism. He does not hold back from recounting the sometimes-dramatic exchanges between the two sides. Even more surprising perhaps are his accounts of the internal tensions on his own side: those between the Cabinet Office and the Northern Ireland Office at political and official levels and those between the Prime Minister and her own negotiators. This is an extraordinary account by a gifted insider of an historic negotiation to rival the diary of Tom Jones (Lloyd Georges trusted adviser) of the negotiation of the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921, and also recalling other classic accounts of diplomatic negotiations that have shaped the world. The book contains a foreword by Maurice Manning (Chancellor of the National University of Ireland), and an introduction by Morwenna Lady Goodall. There are also contributions from Stephen Collins (columnist at the Irish Times), Michael Lillis (diplomatic adviser to the Taoiseach, Irish Prime Minister, Garret FitzGerald, and David Goodalls opposite number on the Irish negotiating team), Charles Powell (Mrs. Thatchers influential Private Secretary during the negotiations) and Robin Renwick (foreign policy adviser to Mrs. Thatcher and British Ambassador to the USA). Author Biography Frank Sheridan, is a retired Irish diplomat and, at the time of his retirement in 2014, was Irish Ambassador to Brazil. Earlier in his career he had served in the office of Dr Garret FitzGerald when he was Foreign Minister and as Private Secretary to Foreign Minister, Peter Barry, during the later stages of the negotiation of the Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985. Following retirement, he completed a Masters degree in Trinity College Dublin in contemporary Irish history, focusing on the New Ireland Forum and the period covered by the memoir of Sir David Goodall. Details ISBN 0901510866 ISBN-13 9780901510860 Title The Making of the Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985 Author Frank Sheridan Format Hardcover Year 2021 Pages 244 Publisher National University of Ireland GE_Item_ID:133234331; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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