Albert Reynolds tried to justify appointment of controversial attorney-general Whelehan to High Court
Intervention in X case and lack of action on extradition warrant for paedophile priest Fr Brendan Smyth among issues that marked Whelehan’s term
Albert Reynolds
Albert Reynolds clashed with banks over call for more small business funding
Taoiseach criticised excessive profitability of lenders, prompting accusation of ‘anti-bank sentiment’
Government wrestled with Mary Robinson’s plan to make historic first visit to Queen Elizabeth II
President signalled intention in newspaper interview, to the consternation of taoiseach Albert Reynolds
Russian ambassador ‘exquisitely embarrassed’ by Yeltsin’s no-show at Shannon Airport
Taoiseach Albert Reynolds along with Bertie Ahern, Brian Cowen and Willie O’Dea were snubbed on tarmac
How to build a coalition: negotiators reveal how past governments were perilously pieced together
From manifesto-stitching to partnership, and from Independents’ day to confidence-and-supply: people at the heart of previous talks recall how the deals were done
Voices of the dead speak again, telling unheard stories of the IRA ceasefire 30 years on
New writing and never-previously broadcast interviews bring alive the negotiations and nervousness before a critical moment in the Belfast peace process
Denis Bradley: ‘Partition doesn’t work, never has worked, never will work’
The former priest who played a key role in the peace process reflects on the backchannel that enabled dialogue between the IRA and the UK government
Mr Varadkar goes to Washington: Is the Taoiseach’s St Patrick’s Day trip to the US really worth it?
Ireland’s easy access to and close relationship with the most powerful nation on Earth remains a huge diplomatic asset
X case ‘horror’, ‘gay bashing’, and republican ‘headbangers’: State papers shed light on a turbulent decade
Newly declassified files span 10 years in which the Republic became more liberal and Northern Ireland gained peace
Dick Spring: ‘I don’t want to sound like I’m lecturing or hectoring young people’
Having helped pave the way for the Downing Street Declaration and peace in Northern Ireland, the former Labour leader is wary of being seen to preach to generations with no memory of the Troubles
How the Downing Street Declaration took shape: ‘He chewed the b****x off me but I took a few lumps out of him’
The Joint Declaration has often been taken for granted in the 30 years since, but it was arguably more significant than the Belfast Agreement that followed
‘They attempted to kill John – they attempted to kill his family’: John Hume, the IRA and decades of death threats
Loyalists and republicans were opposed to the SDLP leader’s efforts to achieve a peaceful settlement in Northern Ireland, as these extracts from a new book by Stephen Walker show
Tributes paid to Mary Kerrigan, former barrister, journalist and political adviser
Tánaiste Micheál Martin saluted the former adviser to Albert Reynolds and Charlie McCreevy
The political crisis manifesting itself in the Troubles originated in language
Marilynn Richtarik explains why, for her new book, she mined literature to chart the shifts in thinking and talking about Northern Ireland that made the Belfast Agreement possible
A united Ireland by the 50th anniversary of the Belfast Agreement? No chance!
Irish history provides a guide to how painfully slow major political change can be following a period of violence; this process has barely begun
Fintan O’Toole: Shape of Belfast Agreement was in many respects as predictable as a rabbit in a magician’s hat
Political theatre helped to disguise the fact that the Belfast Agreement was a conjuring act to wipe the memory that most of it had already been agreed long ago
Welcome to Ireland, where trivial things are magnified and important things are ignored
Justine McCarthy: There are too many examples of this cause-and-effect pattern of political diversion
UK needs more ‘in-depth relationship with Ireland’, says John Major
Former UK premier says NI protocol ‘one of the least-well-done negotiations in modern history’
‘What happens in the bedroom is not for regulation’: Top civil servant’s advice on 1992 condom bill
Legislation raised issue of ‘Church/State domination’ at sensitive time in Northern talks, Dermot Nally told taoiseach
Albert Reynolds threatened to block EU enlargement if funding deal was not honoured
Taoiseach told John Major in 1992 he was prepared to withstand ‘German irritation’ about the plan
Celebrating pioneering women, from a theatrical impresario to a independent globe-trotter
A roundup of books that cast new light on some remarkable Irish women
Planned Freedom of Cork recipient ‘stunned’ at award
Mary Crilly to be honoured for 40 years helping survivors of sexual and domestic abuse
Michael Lynn tells trial he wasn’t involved in day-to-day running of practice
Former solicitor takes stand in multimillion euro theft trial
Michael O’Kennedy obituary: A Fianna Fáil veteran who enjoyed long and varied career
Former minister, senator and European commissioner is remembered for his integrity
Time to move from promise to delivery on housing and infrastructure
Opinion: Government strategies changing little on the front line of delivery
The Irish Times view on the State papers: tracing the path to peace
The relationship between Albert Reynolds and John Major was a key factor that led to the IRA ceasefire of August 1994
GAA director urged Charlie Haughey to abolish VAT on hurleys
Liam Mulvihill said cost of hurleys was making it almost prohibitive to take up sport
Keith Duggan: Saddle up for Garth Brooks’ return to Croke Park
Thursday’s confirmation of the two concerts was a reminder of a simpler time for all
Haggling over Mica compensation reaches critical and fraught stage
Inside Politics: Issue is one of great political potency, pitting finance against politics
Former Fianna Fáil senator’s five-bed period home for €890,000
Ard Caoin sits on two acres of landscaped gardens in Sligo. Its owner is downsizing
Albert Reynolds: Razzmatazz politician and supreme negotiator
Showman and dealmaker defied detractors when he brokered peace in North
O’Malley’s influence on Fianna Fáil extended beyond his expulsion
One-time party loyalist and then PD leader obliged FF to shelve ‘core value’: no coalition
Des O’Malley obituary: Key political player thought by some as ‘best taoiseach Ireland never had’
Limerick politician split from Fianna Fáil to form influential Progressive Democrats
Fianna Fáil members know party facing one of its greatest challenges
Activists acknowledge issue of identity essential to repelling threats from Fine Gael and Sinn Féin
Penthouse residences at InterContinental Dublin with 24-hour room service from €1.2m
Trio of hotel properties for sale offer five-star living at the heart of the capital’s embassy belt
Kathleen Reynolds, wife of former taoiseach Albert Reynolds, dies aged 88
Mrs Reynolds died at family home in Dublin on Tuesday morning
Haughey’s poetry among musings on family-created website
Poems discovered in Charles Haughey’s private papers after he died aged 80 in 2006
The Irish Times view on the Covid-19 response: a sequence of unforced errors
A positive reception for the reopening plan was undermined by foreseeable blunders elsewhere
Ex-barrister Patrick Russell conned people out of more than €12m, gardaí say
Dubliner defrauded victims by acting as barrister, tax agent and property broker
Orangeman was asked if he wanted Irish flag removed from Dublin Castle
Biography of Ian Milne also recounts his role in Drumcree march resolution efforts
Poe Pourri – Frank McNally on 1960s ballrooms, the mysterious death of Edgar Allan Poe, and remembering Parnell
An Irishman’s Diary
The seven rules of making a FF-FG-Green coalition work
This novel alliance could take some getting used to. Here’s how it could succeed
‘The only time apartments were viable was in . . . Ballsbridge, Killiney and Dalkey’
Pat Farrell is putting lobbying skills to use representing institutional property investors
Veteran property players acquire 40 apartments in Mespil Estate
Company founded by Nowlan and Kenny refurbishing landmark Mespil Estate apartments
‘Forgotten’ Longford: Only county without a TD hoping for change
On the canvass: ‘As long as we have someone from Longford in the Dáil; one person’
Varadkar leapfrogs Bruton to avoid being shortest-serving Taoiseach
FG leader becomes party’s fifth-longest-serving Taoiseach on Christmas Day
Reluctant hotelier takes path from the classroom to the boardroom
Hodson Bay group chairman John O’Sullivan oversees the opening of the new Hyatt Centric on old Viking territory in Dublin
TDs have long had concerns over electronic voting in the Dáil
Timmy Dooley/Niall Collins controversy underlines slapdash elements to the practice
IRA 1994 ceasefire: Did London and unionism miss an opportunity?
Northern politicians now have a significant chance to restore Stormont
$9.6bn Nigerian claim shows perils for states in rows with dogged foes
Backed by hedge funds and armed with lawyers, Irish-backed firm P&ID is running an insurgent campaign for payment
IRA ceasefire 25 years ago a ‘close call,’ recalls Gerry Adams
Adams and McGuinness met IRA army council three times to discuss cessation
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