Clips from this interview feature in As I Remember It: Bertie Ahern & the Good Friday Agreement #GFA25.

Mark Durkan served as the leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) from 2001 to 2010.

He was a key member of the party’s negotiating team in the run-up to the Good Friday Agreement and became and MLA for Foyle in 1998.

He served as Minister for Finance and Personnel until 2001 when he replaced Seamus Mallon as deputy First Minister.

Mr Durkan served as an MP for Foyle between 2005 and 2017 and in 2019 ran in the European Parliament elections for Fine Gael in Dublin.

Irish Foreign Minister, Brian Cowen and Taioseach Bertie Ahern, meeting with, (foreground, l-r) Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister, Mark Durkan and Northern Ireland First Minister, David Trimble at Government Buildings in Dublin. 2002 PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo

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