Sunningdale by Noel Dorr
In this book a former Irish diplomat looks at British-Irish relations in the years leading up to Sunningdale, at the Conference itself and at some of the reasons why this initiative, born in hope, did not succeed. The book includes the author’s own contemporaneous notes of the negotiations, which have not previously been published.
'Noel Dorr has done a great service to scholarship and to calm analysis of a critical period in Ireland’s historyThis book should be read by anyone who wishes to understand in particular the processes by which governments and their advisers deal with the great issues. Above all, it demonstrates the superior value of patient diplomacy over violence, bluster, bullying and confrontation. […] It is a book for everyone, easy to follow and full of interesting information not otherwise available. Recommended'. -- Ian Doherty * Instead of Blood *
'Sunningdale- the Search for Peace in Northern Ireland by the eminent Irish diplomat Noel Dorr, is required reading for anybody who wants to know what led to Sunningdale; or anyone who wants to trace the development of Irish and indeed British policy on Northern Ireland'. -- Olivia O'Leary * Fiction, history, humour, emotion: The best books of 2017 *
'Dorr deserves our thanks for his comprehensive account of a doomed but, in the longer term, useful attempt to bring an end to a bitter conflict'. -- Deaglán de Bréadún * Sunningdale: The Search for Peace in Northern Ireland, by Noel Dorr review – God help the peacemakers *
'Dorr is a reliable reporter who records the downside of the Hume hyperbole about the Council of Ireland'. -- Eoghan Harris * Sunningdale has hard lessons to teach Leo and Simon on North *
'Sunningdale- the Search for Peace in Northern Ireland by the eminent Irish diplomat Noel Dorr, is required reading for anybody who wants to know what led to Sunningdale; or anyone who wants to trace the development of Irish and indeed British policy on Northern Ireland'. -- Olivia O'Leary * Fiction, history, humour, emotion: The best books of 2017 *
'Dorr deserves our thanks for his comprehensive account of a doomed but, in the longer term, useful attempt to bring an end to a bitter conflict'. -- Deaglán de Bréadún * Sunningdale: The Search for Peace in Northern Ireland, by Noel Dorr review – God help the peacemakers *
'Dorr is a reliable reporter who records the downside of the Hume hyperbole about the Council of Ireland'. -- Eoghan Harris * Sunningdale has hard lessons to teach Leo and Simon on North *
Noel Dorr is a former secretary-general of the Department of Foreign Affairs and served as the Irish ambassador to the United Kingdom and the United Nations. He is a Member of the Royal Irish Academy and the former Chairman of the Academy's Committee on International Affairs. He has published widely on Irish foreign policy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781908997647 |
| ISBN 10 | 1908997648 |
| Title | Sunningdale |
| Author | Noel Dorr |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Royal Irish Academy |
| Year published | 2017-11-17 |
| Number of pages | 484 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Christopher Ewart-Biggs Literary Prize 2018 (UK) |
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