Douglas Hurd
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Rialtas na hÉireann mí-shásta faoi chinneadh ar mhaoiniú Ghlór na nGael
- Tuarascáil
- January 4, 2021, 01:00
FOCLÓIR: cinneadh - decision, forálacha - provisions (of an Act) , comhad - file, rúnda - secret, neamhbhalbh - blunt, naíolann - nursery, ásc - insta(...)

British government feared ‘tabloid scandal’ if it released Birmingham Six
- Politics
- December 28, 2019, 00:02
The British government was reluctant to release the Birmingham Six because of pressure from Tory hardliners and concerns it would cause a “scandal” in(...)

Thatcher ‘convinced’ Birmingham Six had no grounds for appeal
- Politics
- December 29, 2018, 02:04
A request by taoiseach Charles Haughey in 1988 for clemency for the Birmingham Six was rebuffed immediately by British prime minister Margaret Thatche(...)

1988: Gibraltar shootings, Dublin millennium, and Ray Houghton’s goal
- Irish News
- December 28, 2018, 03:11
January 11th: SDLP leader John Hume and Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams hold the first in a series of secretive meetings in Belfast. January 17th: Au(...)

Major was furious with Clinton for granting Adams a visa
- Politics
- December 28, 2018, 01:00
Former UK prime minister John Major was so furious with Bill Clinton over the US government’s decision to grant Gerry Adams a travel visa in 1994, he (...)

British officials angry as RUC notified of tánaiste’s Antrim visit in Irish
- Politics
- August 24, 2018, 00:01
An uncleared visit by an Irish government minister to Northern Ireland in 1992 angered British officials, according to previously confidential files r(...)

President’s meeting with queen opened door to Irish-UK co-operation
- Politics
- August 24, 2018, 00:01
A historic courtesy call by president Mary Robinson on Queen Elizabeth II features in this year’s declassified Stormont files, released by the Public (...)
Irish-British relations: tensions rise as friends diverge
- Editorial
- September 9, 2017, 00:05
Irish-British relations are about to undergo their biggest change since the 1970s, and arguably since Independence. The two states will remain close a(...)

British concerned over UDR credibility
- Politics
- January 2, 2017, 00:00
The image and activities of the Ulster Defence Regiment proved an increasingly embarrassing issue for the British government in the run-up to and afte(...)

Ruadhán Mac Cormaic: Who will be our friends now at the European table?
- Europe
- July 2, 2016, 05:00
When European leaders gathered in Milan in June 1985, both Ireland and the European project were on the brink of dramatic change. The Anglo-Irish Agre(...)