Anglo-Irish Agreement
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The Anglo-Irish Agreement was a 1985 accord between the British and Irish governments that gave Ireland a consultative role in Northern Ireland’s governance and laid groundwork for the later peace process.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anglo-Irish Agreement canonical | 6 |
| British–Irish Agreement | 4 |
| Anglo-Irish Agreement legacy | 1 |
| Anglo‑Irish Agreement | 1 |
| British-Irish Agreement | 1 |
| Hillsborough Agreement | 1 |
| Northern Ireland peace process | 1 |
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Target entity: Anglo-Irish Agreement Context triple: [The Troubles, peaceProcessInvolved, Anglo-Irish Agreement]
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A.
Good Friday Agreement
The Good Friday Agreement is the 1998 peace accord that largely ended decades of conflict in Northern Ireland by establishing a power-sharing government and new cross-border institutions.
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B.
Helsinki Accords
The Helsinki Accords were a 1975 diplomatic agreement between Western and Eastern bloc countries that aimed to improve relations, recognize post–World War II European borders, and promote human rights during the Cold War.
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C.
Acts of Union 1800
The Acts of Union 1800 were a pair of parliamentary measures that merged the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, fundamentally reshaping the political structure of the British Isles.
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D.
Ottawa Agreements
The Ottawa Agreements were a series of 1932 trade accords within the British Empire that established preferential tariffs to promote intra-imperial trade and protect member economies during the Great Depression.
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E.
The Troubles
The Troubles was a decades-long ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland, marked by violent clashes among republican and loyalist paramilitaries, the British state, and local communities from the late 1960s to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Anglo-Irish Agreement Target entity description: The Anglo-Irish Agreement was a 1985 accord between the British and Irish governments that gave Ireland a consultative role in Northern Ireland’s governance and laid groundwork for the later peace process.
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A.
Good Friday Agreement
The Good Friday Agreement is the 1998 peace accord that largely ended decades of conflict in Northern Ireland by establishing a power-sharing government and new cross-border institutions.
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B.
Helsinki Accords
The Helsinki Accords were a 1975 diplomatic agreement between Western and Eastern bloc countries that aimed to improve relations, recognize post–World War II European borders, and promote human rights during the Cold War.
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C.
Acts of Union 1800
The Acts of Union 1800 were a pair of parliamentary measures that merged the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, fundamentally reshaping the political structure of the British Isles.
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D.
Ottawa Agreements
The Ottawa Agreements were a series of 1932 trade accords within the British Empire that established preferential tariffs to promote intra-imperial trade and protect member economies during the Great Depression.
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E.
The Troubles
The Troubles was a decades-long ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland, marked by violent clashes among republican and loyalist paramilitaries, the British state, and local communities from the late 1960s to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral treaty
ⓘ
international agreement ⓘ political accord ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
encourage power-sharing in Northern Ireland
ⓘ
improve security cooperation in Northern Ireland ⓘ promote political stability in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Anglo-Irish Agreement
ⓘ
surface form:
Hillsborough Agreement
|
| consideredPrecursorOf | Northern Ireland peace process ⓘ |
| countrySignatory |
Ireland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizedBy | Sinn Féin ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1985-11-15 ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceInYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| establishedBody | Intergovernmental Conference ⓘ |
| establishedInstitution |
British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Conference
|
| grantedRoleTo |
Government of Ireland
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish government
|
| historicalPeriod | late Cold War ⓘ |
| influenced |
Good Friday Agreement
ⓘ
surface form:
1998 Good Friday Agreement
|
| jurisdictionalFocus | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| laidGroundworkFor | Good Friday Agreement ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding international treaty ⓘ |
| locationSigned |
Hillsborough, County Down
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Democratic Unionist Party
ⓘ
Ulster Unionist Party ⓘ many unionists in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| placeSigned | Hillsborough Castle ⓘ |
| precedes | Downing Street Declaration ⓘ |
| primarySubject | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| providedFor | consultation between British and Irish governments on Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| relatedToConflict | The Troubles ⓘ |
| signatoryGovernment |
British government
ⓘ
Government of Ireland ⓘ
surface form:
Irish government
|
| signatoryTitle |
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
Taoiseach of Ireland ⓘ |
| signedByLeader |
Garret FitzGerald
ⓘ
Margaret Thatcher ⓘ |
| statedPrinciple | status of Northern Ireland to be changed only with consent of majority of its people ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British government
Government of Ireland ⓘ
surface form:
Irish government
Social Democratic and Labour Party ⓘ |
| topic |
cross-border cooperation
ⓘ
security cooperation ⓘ sovereignty over Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| typeOfRoleGranted | consultative role in Northern Ireland’s governance ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1985 ⓘ |
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Subject: Anglo-Irish Agreement Description of subject: The Anglo-Irish Agreement was a 1985 accord between the British and Irish governments that gave Ireland a consultative role in Northern Ireland’s governance and laid groundwork for the later peace process.
Referenced by (15)
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