Margaret Thatcher’s moods, Garret FitzGerald’s outburst – a diplomat looks back
Late British diplomat David Goodall recalls the creation of the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement
Next big debate in Ireland will be about assisted suicide
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Scientist David Goodall (104) dies in assisted suicide in Switzerland
‘This is taking an awfully long time’, campaigner for euthanasia rights said in his last moments
British diplomat identified as ‘passionate lover of Ireland’
The late Sir David Goodall was an ‘enthusiast for Irish and related causes’, official wrote
John Bowman: How Irish diplomats ‘dined for Ireland’
State Papers: 1987 files describe mission to promote Anglo-Irish Agreement
Ireland’s stringent 30-year rule limits understanding
The British are moving to release official files after 20 years
Babababa-eautiful: a theatrical experience for babies in Dublin
‘I Am Baba’ is an International Early Childhood Arts Commission funded by Arts Council Ireland
Thatcher was a chameleon on Ireland even after Anglo-Irish Agreement
State Papers 1986: the year after agreement was signed relations remained complex
Peter Barry: the man who helped cajole the Iron Lady into Anglo-Irish Agreement
Business success of the Barry’s Tea owner was secondary to his political impact
Secret papers: British fixated on Charles Haughey
Northern Ireland Office fretted that FF leader might renege on 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement
State Papers: Tortuous road to Anglo-Irish Agreement
Thatcher had concerns, feared unionist reaction, but officials and FitzGerald pressed on
Keeping the lady onside for the Anglo-Irish Agreement
State Papers 1985: Taoiseach careful to keep Margaret Thatcher engaged during talks
New Ireland Forum helped begin process of changing hearts and minds
Shift in nationalist demands allowed forum to become launchpad for lobbying
Pragmatism wins out ahead of conviction
While Margaret Thatcher was unionist at heart, the situation in the North wasnot working. In Garret FitzGerald she found a leader to reach agreement with
Canal-bank conversation pivotal to shift in British-Irish relationship
Former British diplomat David Goodall recalls the initiation of the dialogue that led to the Anglo-Irish Agreement
Anglo-Irish Agreement: How the deal was done
Against all the odds, the agreement showed that politics could actually work in the North
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