Endgame in Ireland

by Eamonn Mallie, David McKittrick

Granted access to the research undertaken for the RTE/BBC television series "Endgame in Ireland", the authors of this book reveal the inside story of the Northern Irish peace process from 1981. The book recounts the secret meetings and clandestine negotiations that took place as all parties struggled to overcome centuries of distrust. It tells the story through the words of the key people involved - many of whom have never talked "on the record". As well as the material from the series, the authors have included extra material to add their personal insight gained through their long experience reporting on the conflict.

Genres: History, Ireland, Irish Literature, Nonfiction

314 pages, Paperback

First published October 18, 2001

Reviews

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent review of the conflict. Well documented.

[Nicholas Whyte]

http://nhw.livejournal.com/988195.html[return][return]This is basically a chronological account of the peace process, starting really from the Brighton bomb in 1984 and finishing in the depressing summer of 2001 when everything appeared to be stalemated. Mallie and McKittrick have used the archives of the four-part BBC series of the same name, which I haven't seen, but which I imagine covers much the same points in much the same way. I didn't really learn a lot from this, except that (as ever) my perceptions of what was happening through the media at the time were only loosely linked with the reality of behind the scenes; and the tale of the internal wranglings of the Ulster Unionist Party are now an incidental detail of history - the real story is now the shift in the DUP approach over the last few years. It's well-written and thorough but has now been overtaken by events.[return][return]