Celebrations in nationalist areas of Northern Ireland as the IRA ceasefire begins.
With an IRA ceasefire in place, the people of Northern Ireland face a new reality. In west Belfast, nationalist communities celebrated the ceasefire at midnight waving the tri-colour and banging bin lids.
Hundreds of people converged on the security base at the Springfield Road armed with the symbols of what they describe as 25 years of resistance.
Young men climbed the walls of the security base carrying the tri-colours. Despite the celebrations, there are doubts over what the future holds. People on the streets express their joy at the ceasefire and call for unity.
I don't claim victory over anybody, just joyous. It's been a long hard road.
We've been second-class citizens for far too long under unionist rule.
The crowd brought their celebrations to the RUC station at Andersonstown Road. In Derry, people from the Bogside congregated at the Rosemount security base. At each of the events, Sinn Féin said that the IRA campaign may have stopped but there are still political battles ahead.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 1 September 1994. The reporter is Mark Little.
