Good Friday Agreement

‘Belfast is a totally different city. The difference from then to now is absolutely insane’

How real is the peace dividend for small business owners? We speak to entrepreneurs who have founded companies since the 1998 accord

Mark Craig, 34, co-founder of Hey Chick! restaurants: ‘There has been a lot of change’.

As the Good Friday Agreement turns 25, the so-called “peace dividend” has been referred to as providing a boost to Northern Ireland’s economy.

There are some clear signs that Northern Ireland is now open for business in a way it wasn’t previously.

The iconic dome of the Victoria Square in Belfast is one visible testament to that change, according to Glyn Roberts, Retail NI chief executive.

“If you’d have said to someone in the 1970s ...