The Good Friday Agreement was signed in Belfast on 10 April 1998. So it’s over 21 years old now.

But last year Pat Kenny had a series of radio programmes on to mark the twentieth anniversary.

I happened to be out in the car for some reason and heard one of them.

It was very good and very moving.

The part I remember most was the interview with Monica McWilliams.

In 1996, Monica co-founded the Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition political party and was elected as a delegate at the Multi-Party Peace Negotiations.

She was present at the announcement of the Good Friday agreement and she describes that in a very vivid and moving manner.

The whole recording is available here and her part starts at about 13 mins into the recording.

This photo was taken when some of the main players in the Good Friday agreement assembled last year to mark the anniversary. Monica is on the left in the front row. My personal hero, John Hume, was unfortunately too ill to attend.

(back row left to right) Jonathan Powell, Lord John Alderdice, Lord David Trimble, Sir Reg Empey, Lord Paul Murphy of Torfaen and (front row left to right) Professor Monica McWilliams, Seamus Mallon, former taoiseach Bertie Ahern, Senator George Mitchell and Gerry Adams, at an event to mark the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, at Queen’s University in Belfast. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Tuesday April 10, 2018. See PA story ULSTER GoodFriday. Photo credit should read: Brian Lawless/PA Wire