President Clinton and John Major at Downing Street

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Launched in 2000, Northern Ireland Screen’s Digital Film Archive spans from 1897 to the present day and currently contains an ever-expanding catalogue of 13,000 items. It comprises material from a variety of depositors including feature films, sport, documentaries, animation, amateur footage, light entertainment, and a significant proportion of broadcast material from the UTV Archive.

President Clinton and John Major at Downing Street (UTV News)

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Westminster
30 Nov 1995
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US president hails joint initiative of UK and Irish governments.

A report by Ken Reid for UTV Live on the visit by President Clinton to London to speak with John Major on the Northern Ireland peace process. Just the day before, Major and the Irish taoiseach, John Bruton, launched the Twin-Track Initiative to deal with the issues of decommissioning of arms and the setting up of all-party talks. Clinton offered his full support for this proposal, and praised the two leaders for the risks they had taken. David Trimble is interviewed afterwards and seems to give the proposals some cautious backing.

Starting in 1993, UTV Live took over as Ulster Television's local news series, running a flagship programme each evening, with other bulletins throughout the day. In the 1990s it captured the unfolding story of the push towards a peace settlement in Northern Ireland, through all its twist and turns, which ended with the historic Good Friday Agreement in 1998.

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Northern Ireland: The Road to Peace

The historic events which led to a political agreement to end almost 30 years of violence in Northern Ireland during the time known as 'The Troubles'.

In 1993, exploratory talks about peace gave hope that decades of civil strife and violence in Northern Ireland could be brought to an end. At Christmas that year, the Downing Street Declaration by John Major and the Irish Taoiseach Albert Reynolds paved the way for a peace process that would build in momentum over the next five years. The path forwards was often rocky and turbulent, and punctuated by further violence and unrest. However, the major players from all sides of the divide eventually struck an historic deal in what was known as the Good Friday Agreement. This collection of news reports and interviews between 1993 and 1998 records the slow but steady path towards a better future after a generation of conflict.

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How We Got Here

Belfast
1998

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Downing Street Declaration

Westminster
1993

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US Visa Given to Gerry Adams

1994

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Sinn Féin Conference (Ard Fheis)

1994

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IRA Cessation of Military Operations

Belfast
1994

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Loyalist Response to IRA Ceasefire

Belfast
1994

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Loyalist Ceasefire Announced

Belfast
1994

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USA Special Adviser Appointed

1994

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Framework Documents Published

Belfast
1995

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Reaction to the Framework Documents

Belfast
1995

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Mayhew Meeting with Adams

1995

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Stand-Off at Drumcree

Portadown
1995

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March Takes Place on Garvaghy Road

Portadown
1995

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IRA 'Haven't Gone Away'

Belfast
1995

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David Trimble Elected Leader of UUP

Belfast
1995

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