State papers 1986: UK secretary said Anglo-Irish Agreement resulted in ‘fundamental change’

Northern Ireland’s former First Minister was ‘saying things about independence’

State Papers 1986: the year after agreement was signed relations remained complex

New work from Robert Armstrong, Anna Bjerger and Kathy Prendergast

Business success of the Barry’s Tea owner was secondary to his political impact

Thatcher had concerns, feared unionist reaction, but officials and FitzGerald pressed on

State Papers

State Papers 1985: Taoiseach careful to keep Margaret Thatcher engaged during talks

State Papers 1985: Member of Margaret Thatcher’s cabinet warned of eavesdropping

Shift in nationalist demands allowed forum to become launchpad for lobbying

Thirty years ago on Sunday November 15th, FitzGerald and Thatcher sealed deal at a press conference at which everything was sweetness and light . . .

Amnesty calls for Belfast boys’ home to be included in Westminster investigation

Newly uncovered documents contains references to Kincora home in Northern Ireland

Books about the work of O’Dea and Robert Armstrong are, respectively, provocative and sumptuous

The German-born artist’s exceptional show is disturbing and even slightly creepy

Robert Armstrong’s work is influenced by his training as an academic not to make easy assumptions about art

Papers disclose Thatcher was told of unnamed “Provisionals” prepared to consider stopping “terrorist campaign”