The Secret Peacemaker
The Secret Peacemaker

The Secret Peacemaker

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2023
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The story of Father Alec Reid’s complex and controversial peace plan to bring an end to violence in Northern Ireland, which eventually led to the historic Good Friday Agreement.

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Marty Rea

Father Alec Reid

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