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Introduction: The North in the South: The Irish State and Partition 1921-68 1 Constructing an Orthodoxy 3 Partition as a Tactical Device 5 Ideological Contradictions: Sovereignty versus unity 9 SeAn Lemass: 'An era of radical change'? 13 Chapter One: Jack Lynch and the Failure of Conciliation 1968-79 21 Jack Lynch and the Northern Ireland Troubles 22 The Arms Crisis 1970 24 Unity as the Ultimate Solution: Northern Ireland policy in the Post-1970 Arms Crisis Period 32 Domestic and Anglo-Irish Pressures: Understanding policy on Northern Ireland in the Post-Arms Crisis Period 38 Fianna Fail Northern Ireland Policy 1973-9 42 Conclusion 45 Chapter Two: Charles J. Haughey and Sinn Fein 1979-92: Towards a consensus on partition? 51 Charles Haughey and Northern Ireland Policy 53 The Importance of Sinn F6in to Fianna FAil's Northern Ireland Policy 59 Fianna Fail and Sinn F6in in the Post-Anglo-Irish Agreement Period 66 She 1988 Sinn Fin Fianna Fiil Talks Initiative: mpli caions for the peace process 69 The Principles of onsent and Self-detcrmi naion 4 Conclusion 78 Chapter Three: Albert Reynolds and the Northern Ireland Peace Process 1992-4 87 The Politica Environment 88 -h e Reynolds Administration 92 Constitutional Change Linked to the 1920 Government of Ireland Act and North-South Bodies 93 Constitutional Change as part of an Overall Settlement 94 Building the Pan-Nationalist Alliance 95 Anglo-Irish Relations 97 The Contribution of Dick Spring 102 The 1993 Downing Street Declaration 106 Ideological Implications of the 1993 Downing Street Declaration 108 She 1994 Ceasefire 110 Conclusion 114 Chapter Four: Bertie Ahern: From opposition leader to peacemaker 1994-98 124 Fanna Fail in Opposition, December 1994-June 1997 125 The Framework Documents of February 1995 125 The Collapse of Bi-partisanship 130 Ahern as Taoiseach: Negotiations and agreement 137 Issues of Contention: North-South institutions 138 Issues of Contention: Articles Two and Three 141 The Negotiations 144 The Good Friday (Belfast) Agreement 146 The May 1998 Referenda 147 Unionism and the Good Friday Agreement 151 Conclusion 152 hapter Five: The Monster of the Peace Process': Fianna Fail and Sinn Fein after the 1998 Good Friday Agreement 161 A Dual Approach to Sinn Fein 163 Issues of Security, Democracy and Decommissioning 165 Criticisms of the Peace Process 167 The 2002 General Election 171 The Implications for Fianna FAil and the Peace Process 172 2005: A New Approach or the Sin-Binning of Sinn Fin? 174 Conclusion 183 Conclusion: Revising Republicanisms? 190 Republicanisms: Fianna Fail and the Peace Process 190 The Nation 193 Unionism 197 Fianna Fdil, Northern Ireland, Unity and the Future of the Peace Process 200 Dramatis Personae 205