Poet Thomas Kinsella remembered as a ‘remarkable man with special grace’
‘Farewell ceremony’ in Mount Jerome featured music chosen by the Freeman of Dublin
Irish drinks group in ‘Black Irish’ trademark battle with Mariah Carey
Irish spirits group says objections from singer’s team are ‘unfounded’
Explainer: Is winning a seat on UN Security Council a big deal for Ireland?
Ireland is elected for two years to the UN’s most powerful body for first time since 2001
State papers: British archives show ‘other side’ of diplomatic jousting on North
Former Northern Ireland secretary highly critical of Thatcher and unionists
Tory party adviser ‘very struck’ by rapport between Margaret Thatcher and Charles Haughey
State papers: Official compared how British prime minister had ‘grabbed her handbag and stormed out’ of meeting with Belgian leader
John Bowman: 1989 a calm year in Anglo-Irish relations
State Papers: Haughey and Thatcher only held one hour of discussions in the year
British government feared ‘tabloid scandal’ if it released Birmingham Six
State papers: The six Irishmen were jailed for life in 1975 after being wrongfully convicted of the murders of 21 people in IRA bomb attacks on two pubs
Libya dismissed claims of IRA link as ‘imperialist’ conspiracy
Libyan foreign minister snubbed Irish diplomat in Tripoli in wake of ‘Eksund’ incident
Mayhew was criticised by both sides over shoot-to-kill decision
British colleagues also perplexed by ‘national security’ reason for lack of prosecutions
Charlie Haughey: A 'dreadful person’ but a ‘good politician’
Diplomat recounts ‘neck-reddening’ invective from Tory backbencher on a train journey
Northern Ireland leaders no match for Dublin, Thatcher aide said
MP later killed by IRA thought unionism ‘weak’ and Haughey’s tactics admirable
Declassified files help to correct ‘distorting’ narrative of Thatcher’s memoirs
Analysis: Records suggest she was irascible on Ireland, shallow and very often uncertain on detail
Thatcher furious with Haughey over failure to extradite ‘mad priest’ over IRA claims
Taoiseach complained of PM’s ‘constant bickering’ after Fr Patrick Ryan arrest
Thatcher cited need to protect ‘her boys’ in rejecting shoot-to-kill inquiry
Former British attorney general was prepared ‘to send the police into 10 Downing Street’ over alleged cover-up
1988: A year of constant bickering between Haughey and Thatcher
State papers show the taoiseach and the British PM 'at loggerheads' over the IRA
Margaret Thatcher’s AG woke from surgery screaming ‘we must kill’ Ian Paisley
State Papers 1988: Michael Havers said he ‘cannot explain’ the outburst after operation
Laughter fills the air as Luggala laments Garech Browne
Guests share stories of the man who had made a ‘unique contribution to Irish culture’
UN Security Council role has earned Ireland international respect
Despite criticism of costs, body shows Irish ability to ‘solve problems beyond our shores’
John Bowman: How Irish diplomats ‘dined for Ireland’
State Papers: 1987 files describe mission to promote Anglo-Irish Agreement
Haughey’s foot-dragging on extradition angered British
Fianna Fáil leader told Northern secretary party ‘going berserk’ over UK co-operation
Haughey told Thatcher that Ireland was financially ‘up against the wall’
State Papers 1987: Then taoiseach jokingly asked for loan of ‘£2bn or so’ from British PM
‘Tough nuts’ Haughey and Thatcher get reacquainted as London says it’s business as usual
The nightmare for any Irish government was the extradition of an innocent citizen who would be wrongly jailed
Prosecutions of senior RUC expected over ‘shoot to kill’ policy
Indication of swift action could be ‘extremely valuable’ electorally, John Hume told AG
Sir Robert Armstrong: ‘Nothing will ever be the same again in NI’
State papers 1986: UK secretary said Anglo-Irish Agreement resulted in ‘fundamental change’
Anglo-Irish Agreement was subject at table of London club
State Papers 1986: diplomat Richard Ryan and two Tories talked politics over port
Thatcher was a chameleon on Ireland even after Anglo-Irish Agreement
State Papers 1986: the year after agreement was signed relations remained complex
Lord Gowrie told Irish diplomats about British spying
State Papers 1985: Member of Margaret Thatcher’s cabinet warned of eavesdropping
New Ireland Forum helped begin process of changing hearts and minds
Shift in nationalist demands allowed forum to become launchpad for lobbying
Anglo-Irish Agreement: How the deal was done
Against all the odds, the agreement showed that politics could actually work in the North
Mary Lou McDonald criticises finding she abused Dáil privilege
Decision on abuse of process when linking ex-politicians to Ansbacher ‘flawed’
Former politicians make complaint about Mary Lou McDonald’s Ansbacher allegations
Former PD leader Des O’Malley calls accusation untrue and very damaging
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