The Secret Peacemaker

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The Secret Peacemaker

2023

1h 21m

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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

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