Events have been held to mark the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Anglo Irish Agreement.

The Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan hosted a special event at Iveagh House in Dublin last night to mark the occasion.

The agreement was signed on November 15th, 1985.

Guests at the event included Finance Minister Michael Noonan, former Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave and former Tánaiste Dick Spring. Several other members of Dr Garret FitzGerald's 1982-1987 coalition government also attended.

Left to right: Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Mark Fitzgerald, Mary Fitzgerald, Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan and John Fiztgerald, unveil a bust of former Taoiseach Garrett Fitzgerald | Image: Niall Carson / PA Wire/Press Association Images

Representatives from the families of Dr Garret FitzGerald, who was Taoiseach at the time of the agreement, and former Minister Peter Barry - foreign affairs minister at the time - were also present for the unveiling of a specially-commissioned bust of Dr FitzGerald and a portrait of Mr Barry.

Robert Clune (left) the grandson of former Foreign Affairs Minister Peter Barry and his daughter Deirdre Clune, stand with Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan and Taoiseach Enda Kenny (right) as they unveil a portrait of Mr Barry | Image: Niall Carson / PA Wire/Press Association Images

The British Ambassador to Ireland, Dominick Chilcott, also conveyed a message from UK Prime Minister David Cameron to mark the occasion.

Speaking at the event, Mr Flanagan said: "The Anglo Irish Agreement was the foundation stone on which many building blocks of the edifice of peace and political stability were subsequently laid".

"These things are never easy. And we cannot forget the personal sacrifices of our negotiators, both political and official" he added.

The anniversary comes as Mr Flanagan continues to co-chair Northern Ireland political talks in Stormont.

The Department of Foreign Affairs has also put together this video of the events leading up to the signing: