State papers: British archives show ‘other side’ of diplomatic jousting on North
Former Northern Ireland secretary highly critical of Thatcher and unionists
Former Northern Ireland secretary highly critical of Thatcher and unionists
Analysis: Records suggest she was irascible on Ireland, shallow and very often uncertain on detail
State papers show the taoiseach and the British PM 'at loggerheads' over the IRA
Former taoiseach offered to ‘run a course for British diplomats’ on how to handle Irish Americans
Key players in protests or politics 50 years ago will lecture at Stranmillis University
Israeli ambassador reported to his Irish counterpart about an ‘unlikely’ request
State Papers: 1987 files describe mission to promote Anglo-Irish Agreement
Authorities ‘embarrassed’ after overflight took Beaver aircraft within 23 miles of Dublin airport
Fianna Fáil leader told Northern secretary party ‘going berserk’ over UK co-operation
The nightmare for any Irish government was the extradition of an innocent citizen who would be wrongly jailed
Government had plan to transfer 20,000 civil servants to work under Council of Ireland
State papers 1986: UK secretary said Anglo-Irish Agreement resulted in ‘fundamental change’
Northern Ireland’s former First Minister was ‘saying things about independence’
State Papers 1986: the year after agreement was signed relations remained complex
Minister for Housing’s reminder of humanitarian acts sounds calculated on Last Word
Good Friday agreement has unprecedented features
Thatcher had concerns, feared unionist reaction, but officials and FitzGerald pressed on
State Papers 1985: Taoiseach careful to keep Margaret Thatcher engaged during talks
Shift in nationalist demands allowed forum to become launchpad for lobbying
Against all the odds, the agreement showed that politics could actually work in the North
Noel Dorr: ‘Could we begin perhaps by allowing the thousands who are already five years or more in “direct provision” to stay?’
Right to put Irish position across, says Dorr
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