‘Dev must be spinning in his grave,’ said British ambassador in Dublin
Northern Ireland 1993 papers: ‘Considerable suspicion’ in Dublin about deal, US said
Belfast 1994 archives: American embassy official described meetings with NI politicians
Belfast 1994 archives: Gerry Adams ‘on short leash and dispensable’, said UUP MP
State Papers 1994: US officials told Sinn Féin ‘likely to increase the level of violence’ in North
Belfast 1994 archives: Cahal Daly told NI minister an internal settlement would be ‘unacceptable’
Report of walk in the Phoenix Park by the new ambassador and the Ulster Unionist MP Ken Maginness
Belfast archive 1993: Angry Orange Order demanded Northern secretary eat his words
Perusal of 1988 files should persuade officials to do all they can to avoid a return to violence
Paintings at centre of 100-year-old row are part of Hugh Lane’s contested will
Libyan foreign minister snubbed Irish diplomat in Tripoli in wake of ‘Eksund’ incident
Kinsella told taoiseach Aosdána stipend was unfair on poets as none could live entirely off their art
Count George Plunkett claimed he met Pope Benedict XV in week before Rising
Royal British Legion warned any flying of Union flag would be regarded as provocation
Former taoiseach sought red carpet for Abbeville lawn from Aer Rianta
Dinner at Dublin Castle for Mitterrand was an ‘exceptional’ occasion allowed to exceed the government limit on entertainment spending
British colleagues also perplexed by ‘national security’ reason for lack of prosecutions
Diplomat recounts ‘neck-reddening’ invective from Tory backbencher on a train journey
MP later killed by IRA thought unionism ‘weak’ and Haughey’s tactics admirable
It was hoped that visit would lead to reciprocal visit of Pope John Paul II to Ireland
State Papers: Solution to conflict not possible just by military means, British diplomat said
Analysis: Records suggest she was irascible on Ireland, shallow and very often uncertain on detail
Then minister for finance said company’s record in Ireland was ‘very disappointing’
Bishop ordered ban on paramilitary trappings which ended only with McGuinness’s own funeral
Molyneaux’s UUP and Paisley’s DUP had boycotted the Anglo-Irish Agreement
Haughey’s request for clemency for the six men in 1988 was rebuffed by Thatcher
A huge emphasis was placed on the IFSC by Haughey after he returned as taoiseach in 1987
Memo from Ray MacSharry for 1988 event condemns plans of government colleague
Then taoiseach Haughey went on to raise the issue of the Guildford Four throughout 1988
Gough statue had been repeatedly attacked and ultimately bombed off plinth by IRA
State papers: Self-proclaimed operative sent Brian Lenihan letter six days after IRA bomb killed 12
John Stalker affair and shoot-to-kill policy cover-up were major topics of conversation
Poet told Fred Hanna he would ‘wreck the joint’ if his book wasn’t put in the window
Taoiseach complained of PM’s ‘constant bickering’ after Fr Patrick Ryan arrest
State papers released under 30-year rule recall 12 months of violence in Northern Ireland
Former British attorney general was prepared ‘to send the police into 10 Downing Street’ over alleged cover-up
How a former taoiseach’s efforts to save the Dublin cafe chain led to a row with a minister
Civil servant urged NIO colleague to administer more ‘humane treatment’
UK state papers: Senior diplomat feared ex-taoiseach could damage British interests
UK state papers: All 29 people on board – 25 intelligence personnel – were travelling to a security conference
British felt move was ‘the finest platform ever granted to the IRA to justify terrorism’
In letter to Bill Clinton, John Major said he could not determine if IRA military action had stopped
State Papers show Fianna Fáil government had misgivings about inquest’s limited mandate
State papers show the taoiseach and the British PM 'at loggerheads' over the IRA
Former taoiseach offered to ‘run a course for British diplomats’ on how to handle Irish Americans
UK government adviser wrote internet users will be ‘growing group of opinion-formers’
Margaret Thatcher said others acted out ‘the death scene from Richard III’ when tackled
State Papers 1988: Meetings were facilitated by Fr John Murphy, chaplain in Maze Prison
State Papers 1988: Michael Havers said he ‘cannot explain’ the outburst after operation
State Papers 1988: British PM complained to taoiseach about force’s lack of professionalism
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![David Trimble and Ken Maginnis of the Ulster Unionist Party told the US government “it was important not to humiliate [Ian Paisley] any further”. Photograph: Michael Crabtree/Reuters](/polopoly_fs/1.3739522.1545403213!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_300_160/image.jpg "David Trimble and Ken Maginnis of the Ulster Unionist Party told the US government “it was important not to humiliate [Ian Paisley] any further”. Photograph: Michael Crabtree/Reuters")
