From constitutional change to the strife of Brexit, the deal still wields major influence in Ireland.
Watching the St Patrick's Day parade in Dublin on 17 March 1998. Two months later voters in the Republic voted by a huge majority to renounce its constitutional claims to Northern IrelandAs part of the Good Friday Agreement, the Republic of Ireland voted by more than 90% to change its constitution.
"It was really about emphasising that while the constitutional aspiration would still be Irish unity," he says. As new leaders with new challenges - mainly economic - took over in both the Republic of Ireland and the UK, less political time was devoted to Northern Ireland.
"We see a lot of businesses have now created their business model on servicing the island of Ireland as a whole.
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