Boris Johnson’s true purpose in NI protocol dispute is wrapped in contradictions
London Letter: Why embark on a long legislative process instead of using article 16?
London Letter: Why embark on a long legislative process instead of using article 16?
Celebrated public servant was also known for his penetrating inquiry into Iraq War
Cuireadh in iúl do Rialtas na Breataine gur cheart athmhachnamh a dhéanamh
Party’s ‘socialist views’ did not impress some senior IRA members, according to prison chaplain
Thirty years ago team spirit was one thing Jack Charlton's squad had in spades
A changing country fixated by exploits in Italy and grappling with political turmoil at home
Peter Brooke also told Irish diplomat that North had ‘negligible strategic value’ to London
Former Northern Ireland secretary highly critical of Thatcher and unionists
State Papers: Haughey and Thatcher only held one hour of discussions in the year
Release of Guildford Four, fall of Berlin Wall and Ireland qualifying for World Cup for the first time among highlights
Remainers – largely Catholic and nationalist – grow worried as deadline approaches
Irish Times editorial, 1998: Will it be sturdy enough to endure the strains and stresses?
British colleagues also perplexed by ‘national security’ reason for lack of prosecutions
Analysis: Records suggest she was irascible on Ireland, shallow and very often uncertain on detail
Former civil servant proposed European Community should treat island as single entity
Peter Brooke was replaced by Patrick Mayhew as a new taoiseach was installed
SDLP leader explained to British government his proposal for ‘double referendum’
Steinhoff has lost $12bn of its value since revealing ‘accounting irregularities’
Duddy was the first outsider ever to meet the IRA’s Army Council
Obituary: A shrewd, disciplined politician who sold ceasefire idea to the IRA he once led
General also felt Dublin proposal for UDR deployment away from its home areas would cause ‘Protestant uproar’
Officer angry at how soldiers had been arrested on back of Stevens Inquiry instructions
‘The province’ remains unloved and is also poorly understood by those in Britain
Dismissals of claims that Brexit could damage peace process are worrying
Mayhew was the longest-serving secretary of state for Northern Ireland
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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