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CHARLIE HAUGHEY RUSSIAN LEADERS
State Papers: Scenes 'nothing short of farcical' during Gorbachev's visit to Ireland
'A free-for-all ensued, with the world and his wife mobbing the president at the steps of the aircraft'

Thu, 28 Dec, 2023

MCGUINNESS KELLY
State Papers: Sinn Féin secretly met with Ulster Unionists amid deadlocked peace process
It also appeared that the UUP leader, David Trimble, may not have been aware of such meetings

Thu, 28 Dec, 2023

State Papers: Trinity academics 'furious' over failure to be invited to Mary Robinson inauguration
State Papers: Trinity academics 'furious' over failure to be invited to Mary Robinson inauguration
Academics at Trinity College Dublin were furious at the perceived insult from the Charles Haughey-led government over its failure to invite the head of the university to the inauguration of Mary Robinson as President of Ireland in 1990.

Wed, 27 Dec, 2023

State papers: JFK's wife Jackie requested Irish army cadets take part in his funeral
State papers: JFK's wife Jackie requested Irish army cadets take part in his funeral
State papers reveal Mrs Kennedy phoned the Irish embassy in Washington hours after John F Kennedy's assassination in November 1963 to ask that members of the Defence Forces participate in His State funeral

Wed, 27 Dec, 2023

CC DAVID NORRIS
State papers: Government considered older age of consent for sex between gay couples
Records show the Government looked at setting 21 years as the age of consent for intercourse between two people of the same sex in 1993

Wed, 27 Dec, 2023

Good Friday Agreement 25th Anniversary
State Papers: Sinn Féin needed to attract fewer ‘headbangers’ to party, said Gerry Adams
Sinn Féin president, Gerry Adams, admitted in 2001 that his party would need to stop attracting “headbangers” and move away from any association of violence.

Wed, 27 Dec, 2023

State Papers: Donation to Garda fund after release of kidnapped Dutch industrialist 'far too large'
State Papers: Donation to Garda fund after release of kidnapped Dutch industrialist 'far too large'
The members of the IRA gang involved in the kidnapping Dutch industrialist, Tiede Herrema, had demanded the release of three, high-profile republican prisoners, including Rose Dugdale

Wed, 27 Dec, 2023

Newly-released archive files
How Patrick Hillery refused an invite to the wedding of Britain's Prince Charles and Diana
A briefing note on how to respond to the invite is among the State documents released by the Department of Foreign Affairs to the National Archives this year

Wed, 27 Dec, 2023

Newly-released archive files
UK official had concerns about Mary McAleese being at Omagh event without Queen Elizabeth
British official raised concerns about the attendance of then president Mary McAleese at the memorial for the Omagh car bomb victims 

Wed, 27 Dec, 2023

King Juan Carlos
State papers: RTÉ reporter 'jumped the gun' on Spanish coup
Irish ambassador in Madrid criticised the broadcaster for incorrectly suggesting the attempted military takeover of the country was widespread

Fri, 30 Dec, 2022

The Hollywood Sign
State papers: Hollywood producers blamed Government for failing to promote country as a location
Leading executives from some of LA’s best-known movie studios including Paramount, MGM, Columbia and Universal felt there was a total lack of marketing of the film industry in Ireland, State papers show

Fri, 30 Dec, 2022

State papers: Private sector lobbied against Jack Lynch Tunnel
State papers: Private sector lobbied against Jack Lynch Tunnel
State papers show correspondence from private companies that wanted to invest in a new bridge instead

Fri, 30 Dec, 2022

State papers: Irish authorities 'doubtful' of IRA links to daring Chile jailbreak
State papers: Irish authorities 'doubtful' of IRA links to daring Chile jailbreak
The escape in Chile was similar to that of IRA prisoners from an exercise yard in Mountjoy in 1973.

Fri, 30 Dec, 2022

Good Friday Agreement
State papers: Mowlam took Pat Finucane murder collusion claim 'very seriously'
A section of the British Army known as the Force Research Unit had worked to infiltrate its own locally recruited agents into paramilitary organisations

Fri, 30 Dec, 2022

State papers: Financial impact on Shannon Airport influenced 'minimalist' response to Russian aggression
State papers: Financial impact on Shannon Airport influenced 'minimalist' response to Russian aggression
It was estimated that the Soviet state airliner's operations directly sustained 60 jobs at the airport

Fri, 30 Dec, 2022

State papers: Adams would have faced 'moral dilemma' if he had known of Canary Wharf bomb plans 
State papers: Adams would have faced 'moral dilemma' if he had known of Canary Wharf bomb plans 
Former Sinn Féin president admitted to officials that he may not have felt able to share information due to his 'republicanism'

Fri, 30 Dec, 2022

State Papers: Dublin grand prix was on the Formula One grid in 1992 but never got started
State Papers: Dublin grand prix was on the Formula One grid in 1992 but never got started
The Liffey Trust planned a Monte Carlo-style F1 circuit along the East Wall Rd, through Fairview, and back via Alfie Byrne Rd 

Thu, 29 Dec, 2022

State papers: US researcher told Government about plans to find Robert Emmet's skull
State papers: US researcher told Government about plans to find Robert Emmet's skull
Emmet’s body was beheaded and dismembered after his hanging and the location of his skull remains a mystery

Thu, 29 Dec, 2022

State papers: Government blocked building of submarines in Cork for fear of provoking China
State papers: Government blocked building of submarines in Cork for fear of provoking China
The Government feared "that the export from Ireland to Taiwan of military goods would be regarded by Beijing as a highly provocative act inviting retaliation"

Thu, 29 Dec, 2022

State papers: Ahern opposed allowing extra refugees into Ireland on financial grounds
State papers: Ahern opposed allowing extra refugees into Ireland on financial grounds
Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern opposed allowing additional refugees fleeing the war-torn former Yugoslavia into Ireland while he was Minister for Finance in the Albert Reynolds-led administration in the early 1990s.

Thu, 29 Dec, 2022

State papers: Politicians' special visa channel scrapped by US embassy over abuse of system
State papers: Politicians' special visa channel scrapped by US embassy over abuse of system
State papers show US diplomats cancelled a system contingent on being kept private after a TD went public in the media in 1992

Thu, 29 Dec, 2022

State papers: Irish diplomats concerned about possible IRA involvement in shooting of loyalist leader at UB40 concert
State papers: Irish diplomats concerned about possible IRA involvement in shooting of loyalist leader at UB40 concert
Release of top-secret files on North peace process show members of Anglo-Irish secretariat were anxious to establish who was behind attempted assassination in Belfast in 1999

Thu, 29 Dec, 2022

Centenary of Seanad Eireann
State papers: Robinson's gift to Irish centre was already on sale in their own shop at discount price
President expressed annoyance following trip to Liverpool

Thu, 29 Dec, 2022

Sean Farren Northern Ireland Peace Process Talks
State papers: John Hume drafted IRA ceasefire statement
Mr Hume said he had drafted the document following a meeting with the British prime minister, John Major.

Wed, 28 Dec, 2022

State papers: Robert Mugabe was allowed 'relaxing break' in Tony O'Reilly's mansion
State papers: Robert Mugabe was allowed 'relaxing break' in Tony O'Reilly's mansion
The papers also reveal the then-President of Ireland, Mary Robinson, offered to host a lunch in Mugabe’s honour

Wed, 28 Dec, 2022

ULSTER Whiskey 3
State papers: Bushmills asked Government for help after US boycott over discrimination claims
A DUP mayor also mounted a ban on the Bushmills brand over the company’s sponsorship of a GAA team in Northern Ireland

Wed, 28 Dec, 2022

Pope John Paul II blesses cardinals and
State papers: Irish hierarchy were lukewarm towards second visit by Pope John Paul II
The then Irish ambassador to the Holy See, Brendan Dillon, described a statement issued on behalf of the Irish hierarchy as “quite graceless”

Wed, 28 Dec, 2022

George Bernard Shaw
State papers: George Bernard Shaw sought help from government in hiring housemaid
Initial advertisements placed by the Department of External Affairs attracted no replies while a follow-up advertisement included Shaw’s name, which officials believed would act as 'some sort of attraction' State papers show

Wed, 28 Dec, 2022

BRIDE ROSNEY
State papers: Tension between government and Mary Robinson over her efforts to expand presidency role
Civil servants believed new president and advisers were challenging the limits of her office

Wed, 28 Dec, 2022

State papers: Mary Robinson and government in conflict over visit to observe famine in Somalia
State papers: Mary Robinson and government in conflict over visit to observe famine in Somalia
President Mary Robinson’s much-praised visit to Somalia in 1992 to highlight famine in the Horn of Africa was greeted with less enthusiasm by senior officials in Dublin, according to newly-released State papers.

Wed, 28 Dec, 2022

Global drugs survey
British sought permission to base aircraft in Ireland for use in monitoring suspected drug smugglers
The British authorities made several requests to the Irish government during the 1990s to base an aircraft in the south-west of the Republic to carry out anti-drug smuggling surveillance activity, newly released State papers have revealed.

Wed, 28 Dec, 2022

State papers: RTÉ film crew member told US tourists to f*** off
State papers: RTÉ film crew member told US tourists to f*** off
Complaint made by Galway resident, who said incident had completely spoiled the couple's holiday

Wed, 28 Dec, 2022

CHARLIE HAUGHEY PORTRAIT LANDSCAPE
State Papers: Haughey 'embarrassed' over gift of 'very poor standard' thoroughbreds
Taoiseach Charles Haughey was literally forced to look a gift horse in the mouth – or seven animals to be exact – after pedigree Arabian thoroughbreds presented to the State by a wealthy US donor were found upon close examination to be “of a very ...

Wed, 28 Dec, 2022

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