Unionist legal challenge to Anglo-Irish Agreement sparked panic in Dublin and London
McGimpsey brothers claimed treaty was unconstitutional under Articles 2 and 3 of Irish constitution
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Freedom of Information law would cause European sources to dry up, officials feared
Access to internal European Commission documents helped State shape its position
British army morale at ‘low ebb’ in Crossmaglen months before ceasefire
Barracks required construction work to boost security and lack of heavy casualties was ‘due to luck’
Charles Haughey ‘very disturbed’ over gun allegedly put to man’s neck on Carlingford Lough
Several instances where leisure boats on the disputed inlet were approached by British patrols in the 1990s
Packing them in: Denis McClean on the company taking theatre around the world in a suitcase
Fishamble was in danger of becoming a hot news item again last March
Mary Robinson’s Pinochet handshake showed era of uncritical coverage was over, official said
President met former Chilean dictator on controversial 1995 South American tour
Ireland’s EU presidency set to cost State more than €293m
An Garda Síochána allocated €125m which is expected to go towards increased security and operational costs
State papers: Diana might try to ‘upstage’ Charles, his adviser warned Irish officials
His 1995 visit to Ireland was part of his rehabilitation after damage of marriage breakdown
Visiting dignitaries causing too many delays for passengers, Dublin Airport complained
Activity on tarmac halted for 15-minute welcome ceremonies, causing disruption to normal business and flights
US officials requested Shannon Airport as Nasa space shuttle’s emergency landing site
Ireland was required to agree to plan under 1960s space treaties - but felt crash landing was only a remote possibility
Ireland to spend €6.5m on luxury vehicles and armoured cars during EU presidency
Core fleet of 40 executive cars and 44 minivans will be required for officials and representatives attending high-level events from next July
Israeli minister clashes with Ireland’s envoy to Tel Aviv over Herzog Park name row
Irish political leaders only responded to denaming plan after criticism from Israel, says Gideon Saar
‘He is being excluded’: Irish mother tells of upset and anger after son denied citizenship
Waterford native is infant’s genetic mother, but her Welsh wife carried the baby and gave birth to him
Simon Harris’s short time at Foreign Affairs: building bridges, less foreign travel - and a lot of press releases
‘On trade he’d get a better mark than on the pure foreign policy side of things’
Tánaiste asked Polish counterpart for help resolving ‘distressing’ child abduction case
Irish man’s legal action against Government due before High Court on Tuesday
Noel Dorr: ‘To understand the Troubles, you must go back much further’
Forty years after the Anglo-Irish Agreement, the former diplomat still sees Sunningdale as the peace deal that got way
Tributes paid to Irishman who drowned in accident in Madeira
Oleksandr Kurinnyy (44), who was known locally as Alex, drowned while on holiday
‘It is not an easy street for families’: Ireland’s diplomatic reshuffle
Partners of ambassadors struggle to continue careers while simultaneously playing unpaid support role
Obituary: David Neligan: Diplomat who played key role in navigating Anglo-Irish relationships
Skills came into particularly sharp focus during the Falklands crisis
Dublin man on J1 visa in Texas dies following road incident
John Kirby was on working trip to United States with friends from Blackrock College
Martin Fraser to take up UN role in New York as part of ambassador reshuffle
Fraser served as the country’s most senior civil servant for more than a decade; meanwhile, Geraldine Byrne Nason will remain as ambassador in Washington
TCD professor ‘quite surprised’ by Department meeting with Chinese human rights body
Dr Isabella Jackson says China Foundation for Human Rights Development is ‘just propaganda’
Man asks court to compel State to locate daughter ‘abducted’ by wife in Poland
Father says he has been forcibly separated from daughter for 586 days and has made five court appearances
Palestinian student evacuated from Gaza: ‘I cried when I saw the Irish flag’
Shaker Albuhaisi (22) was one of 15 students on a bus to the border, ‘shocked’ by the destruction as they passed Rafah
Miriam Lord’s Week: McDowell turns a page as Steen seethes
Senator relaxes at book launch as failed presidential hopeful vents in blame game
Who was Martin Mansergh, what role did he play in Fianna Fáil and North’s peace process?
Oxford-educated member of Anglo-Irish family became valued by Charles Haughey and successors
Long-established laws of war are being ‘blatantly disregarded’, top UN official says
Several governments ignore human rights, which are the ‘medicine to heal a fractured world’
Ireland praised for Palestine support but Government urged to do more at solidarity march
Organisers estimate at least 10,000 gathered at US embassy after almost two years of war
Hungary’s Viktor Orban to visit Dublin for Ireland match, without meeting Government
Sources say there were no requests from the Hungarian leader for meetings with Taoiseach or Tánaiste
‘Jesus, there’s some altitude here’: Introducing Mexico City’s first GAA club
Los San Patricios will host its first international tournament, the Copa Azteca, at the end of this month
‘The video is really awful’: German ambassador treating police assault of Irish person ‘very seriously’
Kitty O’Brien (25) twice punched in the face by German police officer at Berlin protest against killing of Palestinian journalists in Israeli air strikes
‘I feel I have been forgotten’: Palestinian has offer to study at UCD, but has been unable to leave Gaza
Shaker Albuhaisi, who is due to start science degree soon, not among 52 Gazan students being brought over
A calculated game: the latest attempt to persuade NI paramilitaries to disband
Amid scepticism and trepidation, the British and Irish governments are about to try again to convince loyalist and dissident republican groups to quit paramilitarism
Taoiseach’s trip to SXSW festival planned after controversial sponsors dropped, department says
US music festival told Department of Foreign Affairs that there was no relationship with the US army or weapons manufacturers
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