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'Crumlin Village has become intolerable': 1980s letters show Dubliners' fears about high crime rate
1 Jan 2020
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State Papers
Rudy Giuliani's 'ineptitude' and 'lack of knowledge' criticised by Irish diplomat following 1989 lunch
31 Dec 2019
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Apartheid
Irish government ‘outraged’ over IRFU participation in South Africa sports event
30 Dec 2019
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State Papers
Charlie Haughey's hotel suite during a visit to France was triple the cost of the room given to another minister
30 Dec 2019
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STATE PAPERS 1989
'Beauty and splendour' of Adare Manor passed over as possible 1989 East-West summit venue
30 Dec 2019
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Millennium Tower
'A statement of national pride' with 30-mile views: the unsuccessful plan to build Dublin's Eiffel Tower
29 Dec 2019
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DEAR MR PRESIDENT
'Best, clearest, latest state-of-the-art binoculars in the world' for Haughey during Japan visit
29 Dec 2019
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going underground
Beneath the surface: the plan for a £15m underground shopping mall at the site of Nelson's Pillar
29 Dec 2019
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State Papers
The 'unfortunate' 1989 interview with Northern Ireland secretary Peter Brooke
29 Dec 2019
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STATE PAPERS 1989
An IRA 'propaganda victory': US embassy was asked not to issue travel advice after 1980s rail bombings
29 Dec 2019
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FR PATRICK RYAN
Thatcher told Haughey that Ireland's refusal to extradite IRA priest was 'a major setback'
28 Dec 2019
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UNIFIL
Peacekeepers' killings in Lebanon led government to halt Israeli plans to open Irish embassy
28 Dec 2019
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State Papers
'Take them to hell': The curious tale of the hidden Russian jewels and Dev's deal with the Bolsheviks
28 Dec 2019
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State Papers
Cobh's 'military' potential and nuclear dumping in Donegal: concerns about Ireland at end of Cold War
28 Dec 2019
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Chistmas
New details of Thatcher and Haughey meeting show how British PM was against German reunification
28 Dec 2019
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State Papers
The Christmas cards sent to Haughey asking him not to forget The Birmingham Six
28 Dec 2019
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The Troubles
NI lobby group was accused of misleading investors about Republic to 'damage our national interest'
28 Dec 2019
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douglas hogg
Pat Finucane murder: Minister's comments about solicitors being 'sympathetic to IRA' were backed by No 10
28 Dec 2019
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State Papers
The 1989 letters exchanged between a Birmingham Six prisoner and Charlie Haughey
28 Dec 2019
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State Papers
In 1973 the government had to politely explain why it couldn't cash a near 100-year-old bond
13 Jan 2019
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The Soldier's Song
For decades, Irish taoisigh have been getting letters suggesting alternatives to the national anthem
5 Jan 2019
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IMITATIONS
'Baylas', 'Beilis', 'Queillys': In the 1980s the government was urged to tackle cheap Spanish Baileys knock-offs
1 Jan 2019
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state papers 1988
'It would be disastrous': People wrote to government in 1988 over concerns of a seal cull in Co Mayo
30 Dec 2018
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state papers 1988
Concerns were raised by women in 1986 over waiting times for cervical smear tests results
30 Dec 2018
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trade partners
Ireland considered sanctions on Gaddafi's Libya over IRA support but was worried about beef
29 Dec 2018
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State Papers
Garrett FitzGerald told Margaret Thatcher: 'John Hume will generally do what he is asked to do'
29 Dec 2018
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State Papers
Charlie Haughey was urged to pressure 'British arrogance' over Birmingham Six and Guildford Four
29 Dec 2018
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State Papers
Fine Gael ministers discussed US corporations paying 'little or no tax' here in the 1980s
29 Dec 2018
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Hodges figgis
'I'll wreck the joint': The day poet Patrick Kavanagh threatened Dublin's booksellers
28 Dec 2018
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STATE PAPERS 2018
Imprisoned Gerry Conlon slams 'judicial terrorists' in 1988 letter to Haughey
28 Dec 2018
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State Papers
'A mad priest careering around Europe': Haughey and Thatcher clash over IRA clergyman
28 Dec 2018
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Sliding Bus Doors
Temple Bar could have been a bus station but for a 'duplicitous volte face' from the government
7 Jan 2018
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1987
State Papers: RTÉ crew were 'somewhat cavalier' and acted 'on impulse' during US trip
31 Dec 2017
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1987
State Papers: Irish government on the PIRA's 'biggest propaganda coup since the 1981 hunger strike'
31 Dec 2017
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important business
A bizarre story about a 'stolen' lawnmower made it into official government records 30 years ago
31 Dec 2017
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State Papers
North Korea wrote to 'Taoiserch Charles Haugher' asking for a letter to be read in the Dáil
30 Dec 2017
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State Papers
Sinn Féin says rumours Gerry Adams set up Loughall ambush are "utter nonsense"
29 Dec 2017
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1987 state papers
'Iraq owes us £5m': Ireland's prep ahead of a 1987 visit from one of Saddam's 'Dirty Dozen'
29 Dec 2017
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