Peter Brooke was replaced by Patrick Mayhew as a new taoiseach was installed
The late Sir David Goodall was an ‘enthusiast for Irish and related causes’, official wrote
Files from 1991 reveal British disquiet over Irish soldier who gave information to the IRA
Officials wrote to Swedish peace research group after ‘very serious error’ in yearbook
Fianna Fáil leader told Northern secretary party ‘going berserk’ over UK co-operation
Officials said falling birth rates must mean existing facilities were ‘underused’
Department of Finance warned failure to invest would make quality of output slip
Israeli ambassador reported to his Irish counterpart about an ‘unlikely’ request
Taoiseach’s department argued sensitive issues should be dealt with by a cabinet committee
State papers from 1987 reveal proposal to erect a physical border along the 500km frontier
Official questioned merits of spending money on a building owned by the French government
Relative of Constance Markievicz did not want estate turned into a ‘hurdy gurdy’ tourist attraction
Embassy representatives said callers warned them to ‘stay away’ from unveiling in Sydney
Indication of swift action could be ‘extremely valuable’ electorally, John Hume told AG
North’s death toll rises, general elections and a Tour de France win for Roche
Former civil servant proposed European Community should treat island as single entity
SDLP leader explained to British government his proposal for ‘double referendum’
Comments appear as civil servants examine Programme for National Recovery pledges
Dukes puts the Fine Gael position on a more formal footing with the ‘Tallaght strategy’
Cpl Dermot McLaughlin killed when Israeli tank shell hit Unifil post in January 1987
Lottery received legal threat before launch from man who had registered business name
DUP leader complained about claim that ‘he would eat himself to death’
Files from 1992 reveal British efforts to legalise use of Irish in NI courts undermined internally
Sinn Féin leader ‘goes through the motions’ of being a Catholic, Irish official told
Diplomats arranged dispatch of reading material on Irish history
Transcript of 1987 meeting provides insight into how taoiseach dealt with prime minister
State Papers 1987: Then taoiseach jokingly asked for loan of ‘£2bn or so’ from British PM
Analysis of the Remembrance Sunday atrocity cast doubt on the IRA and Sinn Féin explanation
‘It is important we press to have questions disallowed wherever possible,’ official advised
Authorities ‘embarrassed’ after overflight took Beaver aircraft within 23 miles of Dublin airport
State Papers: 1987 files describe mission to promote Anglo-Irish Agreement
‘What can you gain by doing one-night stands in the US – it is like a midge flying into a hurricane?’
Scene played out as the DUP leader was nervous about being spotted by locals in Slane
Nicholas Fenn expressed confidence in Garda after broadcast of details of trip to Kerry
Chief state solicitor wrote that Irish Times report rendered case ‘incapable of fair trial’
The nightmare for any Irish government was the extradition of an innocent citizen who would be wrongly jailed
Irish diplomat in Tehran feared how Iranians might react to ‘offensive programme on RTÉ’
‘US agreed to apply for permission for each flight in advance and have been doing so since June, 1986’
UVF wrote to taoiseach saying it refused request from British intelligence officer
State Papers 1987: Sinn Féin president was accused of being behind the killings
State Papers: Stand-off over burial of Larry Marley amid tensions with church authorities
RUC chief told ministers the Provos had ‘no shortage of money to purchase weapons’
The British are moving to release official files after 20 years
Files reveal taoiseach spoke to French president the day after Supreme Court decision
Proposals included charging secondary pupils £200 and introduction of a property tax
Garret FitzGerald and Charles Haughey both wrote warm letters to the British PM
Officials sought ‘an imaginative way to smarten up and decorate security structures’
Finance officials said the move would make it difficult for couples who were already heavily taxed
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