Denis Bradley details emotional role in NI peace process through secret IRA backchannel to British intelligence that lit the fire for ceasefires and Good Friday Agreement
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Denis Bradley played a key role in the Northern Ireland peace process through a secret backchannel between the British government and the IRA.
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The backchannel involved exchanges of messages between Martin McGuinness and British intelligence to help bring about IRA ceasefires.
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Bradley believes the backchannel helped light the fire for the peace process, leading to the 1994 IRA ceasefire and 1998 Good Friday Agreement.
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He recounts emotional stories from his time as a priest during the Troubles, including administering last rites and counseling distressed soldiers and IRA members.
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Bradley says partition has never worked in Ireland and believes nationalism and unionism need to engage in debate on the way forward toward potential unity.