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Late British diplomat David Goodall recalls the creation of the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement
State papers: British archives show ‘other side’ of diplomatic jousting on North
Former Northern Ireland secretary highly critical of Thatcher and unionists
John Bowman: 1989 a calm year in Anglo-Irish relations
State Papers: Haughey and Thatcher only held one hour of discussions in the year
Hugh Orde 'staggered' by North’s lack of progress on the past
Ex-PSNI chief speaks out on the Troubles and the failures of historical investigations
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Mayhew was criticised by both sides over shoot-to-kill decision
British colleagues also perplexed by ‘national security’ reason for lack of prosecutions
British were in North as ‘one million Irishmen’ wanted them, Haughey told
State Papers: Solution to conflict not possible just by military means, British diplomat said
Thatcher ‘convinced’ Birmingham Six had no grounds for appeal
Haughey’s request for clemency for the six men in 1988 was rebuffed by Thatcher
Haughey made repeated efforts to meet Molyneaux without success
Molyneaux’s UUP and Paisley’s DUP had boycotted the Anglo-Irish Agreement
Police chiefs in North said there was no law ‘against telling lies’
John Stalker affair and shoot-to-kill policy cover-up were major topics of conversation
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
Ireland secretly reassured Britain it would not go to European Court over Gibraltar killings
State Papers show Fianna Fáil government had misgivings about inquest’s limited mandate
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Stop investigations of Troubles killings, UK political figures urge
Former Northern secretaries argue better to spend £150m on victims and survivors
Margaret Thatcher doubted Irish resolve to combat terrorism
Files from 1988 show prime minister was angry at Garda and Haughey response to IRA
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
Sinn Fein denies Gerry Adams ‘set up’ IRA Loughgall ambush
State Papers 1987: Sinn Féin president was accused of being behind the killings
Cost of running IRA was ‘up to £3m a year’ in 1980s
RUC chief told ministers the Provos had ‘no shortage of money to purchase weapons’
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UDR slight to minister over dinner invite angered Northern Ireland secretary
State papers 1986: Event came after series of allegations about the regiment
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’
State papers 1986: Peter Robinson plotted an independent state
Northern Ireland’s former First Minister was ‘saying things about independence’
Thatcher was a chameleon on Ireland even after Anglo-Irish Agreement
State Papers 1986: the year after agreement was signed relations remained complex
Perception of ‘killing terror by kindness’ risked IRA threat
British papers: 1980s files reveal efforts to tackle west Belfast poverty and paramilitarism
Margaret Thatcher angered by Irish ‘inaction on terrorism’
Anglo-Irish Agreement appeared a ‘hollow sham’ after delay of IRA suspect extradition
‘Unstable’ Joe Kennedy’s 1988 challenge to British government
Officials cited ‘robust’ Washington speech before 1988 visit by Kennedy clan scion
Lenihan sought terrorism ‘crack down’ after Enniskillen bombing
Declassified 1987 files detail Anglo-Irish security meeting after bombing which killed 11
Dick Spring said he would not accept not done enough on security
Comments followed call by Northern secretary Tom King for better co-operation on security between the two jurisdictions
State Papers: Tortuous road to Anglo-Irish Agreement
Thatcher had concerns, feared unionist reaction, but officials and FitzGerald pressed on
State Papers: INLA described by Catholic priests as ‘bunch of lunatics’
Former SDLP leader John Hume compared UDR to ‘a group of Rangers supporters’
State Papers: ‘What would you do if Dundalk were bombed?’
State Papers 1985: Taoiseach’s view sought just weeks after Anglo-Irish Agreement
‘Steam has run out’ of Ian Paisley, but Peter Robinson is ‘a dangerous man’
State Papers 1985: Sinn Féin ‘not a concern to us in our jurisdiction’, says minister
NI office saw Haughey as ‘pragmatic with few scruples’
North state papers 1987: Haughey’s security cooperation was ‘no worse’ than FitzGerald’s
Ian Paisley ‘refused to say’ how he intercepted Irish official’s letter
Northern state papers 1987: how a private letter ended up in his mailbox is revealed
Secretary of state Tom King urged closure of Harland and Wolff shipyard
Northern state papers 1987: officials warned of loyalist backlash if move went ahead
British diplomats in US lobbied against fair employment campaign
Northern state papers 1987: officials claimed approval of MacBride Principles would deter investment and require ‘preferential treatment of one community over the other’
RUC unhappy with lack of Garda intelligence support
Northern state papers 1987: memo says meeting between forces ‘far from satisfactory’
British ministers warned against meeting UDA members
Northern state papers 1987: ‘Close association with sectarian violence’ highlighted
Barclay’s Bank posts Q1 pre-tax profit rising to £1.8 billion
Bank sets aside extra £800 million-pound provision for currency rigging allegations
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London Briefing: inflation basket shows changes in society
Out go yoghurt drinks and sat navs and in come supplements and Spotify subscriptions
Irish government against meeting in London as it was ‘old imperial capital’
Note from 1986 refers to sensitivity Dublin felt about appearing to ‘pay homage’ to UK
Portadown decision brought Anglo-Irish relations ‘to lowest ebb’ in 1986
Belfast papers show tensions over Orange parade on nationalist Garvaghy Road
Irish Ministers ‘pedantic’ at Intergovernment meeting
First meeting of the conference was marked by widespread protests and clashes between the RUC and loyalists
Negative response to Anglo-Irish deal
Papers show ambivalence on part of Thatcher and Northern secretary King
Castlebar Mitchels defeat Corofin to reach Connacht SFC final
Mayo champions see off challenge to bridge 20-year gap
Castlebar Mitchels end a long wait as they smother the challenge of Breaffy
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