Here’s to the people who made peace possible.
Here’s to the politicians who set aside their hatred to give peace a chance.
Here’s to the arbitrators and mediators and activists who took two sides of a violent divide and drove them to compromise.
Here’s to the people who lost their lives at the hands of tyrants whose crowns were balaclavas and whose rule came in the form of bullet and bomb.
Here’s to the journalists that risked their lives to show the world what was happening in this country.
Here’s to the victims of violence and sectarianism that did not follow the path of hatred.
Here’s to the people who fled this land so that they and their families could have a chance at a future.
Here’s to those who welcomed the people of Ulster in a time when they were treated with fear and unease.
Here’s to those that signed the agreement.
Here’s to those that voted yes.
Here’s to the ceasefire babies.
Here’s to the children of the Good Friday Agreement.
Here’s to the generations ahead that will lead Northern Ireland into a future where violence and intimidation will no longer rule our streets.
Here’s to the people who survived decades of murder and hatred.
Here’s to the people who bear the scars, visible and invisible, from a conflict they didn’t ask for.
Here’s to the older generations who will provide a stern reminder through their memories of where violence led us.
Here’s to the parents raising their children to reject the paranoia and distrust of the past.
Here’s to the men and women in green who police our streets and protect our citizens on a daily basis from the violence of masked men.
Here’s to those that reject the naysayers, who will not let their hearts be ruled by “us versus them”.
Here’s to the young people who will be untethered from sectarian division and stand as each other’s equals.
Here’s to those who speak out against inequality and against bigotry.
Here’s to those who embrace our varied cultures and history, not as a weapon but as a paintbrush.
Here’s to the poets, the writers and the artists who immortalise our stories and preserve our history as a lesson to all.
Here’s to the dreamers that seek to throw off the chains of history and embrace our country’s potential.
Here’s to those who make this country great.
Here’s to those that carry the torch of peace.
Here’s to the fallen.
Here’s to the future.
Here’s to us.
It’ll all be grand.
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