Eamon Phoenix

The Troubles – a euphemism for bloody conflict

the term had the advantage that it avoided ascribing blame to any of the participants

British officials angry as RUC notified of tánaiste’s Antrim visit in Irish

Northern Ireland archives: Tánaiste ‘reportedly said it was his first official visit to Co Antrim as Minister for the Gaeltacht’

1993: Chinks of light appear in a dark year of the Troubles

The year saw assassinations, the Warrington bombs, and Hume-Adams dialogue

Hume’s outline of Belfast Agreement revealed in 1990 file

SDLP leader explained to British government his proposal for ‘double referendum’

British diplomat identified as ‘passionate lover of Ireland’

The late Sir David Goodall was an ‘enthusiast for Irish and related causes’, official wrote

‘Diamond standard’ Dr Maurice Hayes remembered at funeral

Late former senator ‘a giant who strode the stage of life in so many and varied roles’

State papers: Martin McGuinness’s softer tone under scrutiny

1990: ‘It was clear that the debate between the bullet and the ballot was not dying away’

State Papers 1989: Arrest of UDR men caused furore in North

Officer angry at how soldiers had been arrested on back of Stevens Inquiry instructions

Charles Haughey ‘distrusted’ Department of Foreign Affairs

State papers reveal partition of Ireland was ‘at the heart of contemporary politics’ in 1988

Ian Paisley rebuked for describing Bishop Daly as ‘black Pope’

North papers show Cardinal Ó Fiaich pressed for release of UVF murderer Gusty Spence

Commemoration hears of famine’s heavy toll on Ulster

Cavan lost 43% of its population through death or emigration between 1845 and 1851

West Belfast poet doubted Sinn Féin’s ability to advise on Irish language

Northern state papers 1987: ‘Some groups did not wish to be associated with Sinn Féin’

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

NI office saw Haughey as ‘pragmatic with few scruples’

North state papers 1987: Haughey’s security cooperation was ‘no worse’ than FitzGerald’s

Haughey’s ‘poor’ record on economy meant he would to ‘play to gallery’ on NI

Northern state papers 1987: memo predicts FF leader ‘unlikely to denounce’ agreement

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