#State Papers

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State Papers: Albert Reynolds gave Harry Whelehan High Court post due to 'custom and practice'
State Papers: Albert Reynolds gave Harry Whelehan High Court post due to 'custom and practice'
Former Attorney General appointed to High Court despite controversies including the X Case and the mishandling of the extradition of paedophile priest Fr Brendan Smyth

Mon, 30 Dec, 2024

10 things we have learned so far from the State papers
10 things we have learned so far from the State papers
Fears over 'boisterous' Irish fans at the 1994 World Cup, republicans 'paralysed' by 2003 Stakeknife revelations, and film censor's warning over Elvis Presley's 'suggestive' dancing

Sun, 29 Dec, 2024

State papers: Film censor not impressed with Elvis and 'suggestive abdominal dancing'
State papers: Film censor not impressed with Elvis and 'suggestive abdominal dancing'
Ireland’s film censor felt the need to warn the Government over 60 years ago about a concerning trend where the US and UK film industries were constantly developing “newer gimmicks and different slants on human depravity to be exploited".

Sun, 29 Dec, 2024

Northern Ireland records released
State papers: British lord 'too bitchy' to lead north-south negotiations
Among the names proposed by unionists, the Department of Foreign Affairs determined that Lord Tonypandy was 'widely disliked' at the House of Commons, where he had previously been speaker

Sun, 29 Dec, 2024

State papers: Reynolds said courtesy call by Mary Robinson to British queen 'should not be encouraged'
State papers: Reynolds said courtesy call by Mary Robinson to British queen 'should not be encouraged'
Confidential government files have revealed that Taoiseach, Albert Reynolds, felt in April 1992 that a courtesy call by President Mary Robinson to Queen Elizabeth “should not be encouraged".

Sun, 29 Dec, 2024

Germany Nazi Auction
State papers: Olympia Theatre refused to allow Nazi film reels to be stored on premises
Declassified documents released by the National Archives show the Irish Government was concerned that screenings of 'Triumph of the Will' could lead to clashes between Nazi and communist groups

Sun, 29 Dec, 2024

State papers: IRA and Sinn FĂ©in leaders were ‘paralysed’ by 2003 Stakeknife revelations
State papers: IRA and Sinn FĂ©in leaders were ‘paralysed’ by 2003 Stakeknife revelations
The disclosure that Freddie Scappaticci was a British spy rocked Sinn FĂ©in and the wider republican movement at a critical point in the Northern Ireland peace process

Sat, 28 Dec, 2024

State Papers: Ireland asked US to be flexible on World Cup visas for 'Jackie Charlton's army' 
State Papers: Ireland asked US to be flexible on World Cup visas for 'Jackie Charlton's army' 
Pleas by tånaiste Dick Spring and ambassador Dermot Gallagher got a lukewarm response from World Cup 1994 hosts 

Sat, 28 Dec, 2024

ULSTER Wright/filer
State Papers: Senior officials in the North 'sustained' Billy Wright and the LVF
Under Wright’s leadership, the LVF became one of the most notorious loyalist groups for the sectarian murder of Catholics

Sat, 28 Dec, 2024

State papers: Joe Kennedy told Éamon de Valera Irish visit was happiest moment in JFK's life 
State papers: Joe Kennedy told Éamon de Valera Irish visit was happiest moment in JFK's life 
Former ambassador said Irish heritage was key to his son's life, from his boyhood in Boston to the Irish Army guard of honour at the assassinated president's funeral

Sat, 28 Dec, 2024

State Papers: Whiddy Island oil terminal owners agreed pollution payments with Cork fishing co-op
State Papers: Whiddy Island oil terminal owners agreed pollution payments with Cork fishing co-op
The agreement arose out of concerns about the resumption of activity at the oil terminal after the oil tanker explosion there in 1979

Sat, 28 Dec, 2024

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State Papers: Government was wary of 'exuberance' of Irish fans at 1994 World Cup
There was concern among senior civil servants that the antics of 'boisterous but well-behaved' supporters of Jack Charlton’s team might be misunderstood

Sat, 28 Dec, 2024

State Papers: Department said it was unable to oversee safety after West Cork ferry tragedy
State Papers: Department said it was unable to oversee safety after West Cork ferry tragedy
Four of the eight people on board The Blue Ferry died when it capsized on a crossing between Castletownbere and Bere Island in Co Cork on February 24, 1994

Fri, 27 Dec, 2024

State Papers: Government banned notorious South African police chief from entering Ireland in 1994
State Papers: Government banned notorious South African police chief from entering Ireland in 1994
Nicknamed 'Prime Evil', Colonel Eugene Alexander de Kock had led brutal paramilitary operations against opponents of the apartheid regime

Fri, 27 Dec, 2024

SALE Joyce
State papers: Taoiseach Jack Lynch confused by plea to bring James Joyce's remains home
Release of 1994 papers reveals that the writer's son, Giorgio Joyce, had raised the issue in 1968

Fri, 27 Dec, 2024

State Papers: Minister feared retaliation over failure to prosecute republican terrorist Dessie O'Hare
State Papers: Minister feared retaliation over failure to prosecute republican terrorist Dessie O'Hare
Minister for justice Gerry Collins concerned decision to not to prosecute O'Hare and accomplice Eugene McNamee for attempted murder of a prison officer in Co Armagh could 'result in bombs in Border towns on our side or in Dublin'

Fri, 27 Dec, 2024

State Papers: Russian president Boris Yeltsin kept taoiseach waiting at Shannon due to 'unfortunate mishap'
State Papers: Russian president Boris Yeltsin kept taoiseach waiting at Shannon due to 'unfortunate mishap'
Taoiseach Albert Reynolds and group of dignitaries were left standing on the red carpet when Mr Yeltsin stayed on board the Aeroflot aircraft during his stopover in Shannon in September 1994

Fri, 27 Dec, 2024

State Papers: Government divided over purchase of military equipment from Israeli firms
State Papers: Government divided over purchase of military equipment from Israeli firms
Foreign affairs minister David Andrews had 'strong reservations' but was overruled by government colleagues as Israeli equipment was cheaper than from other sources

Fri, 27 Dec, 2024

State Papers: President Mary Robinson warned against taking up UN role in 1993
State Papers: President Mary Robinson warned against taking up UN role in 1993
TĂĄnaiste Dick Spring wrote to Ms Robinson expressing concern accepting UN role would 'fly in the face' of the traditional understanding of what the presidency should be about

Fri, 27 Dec, 2024

State Papers: Family of Irish man assassinated on Bloody Sunday in 1920 awarded ÂŁ7,500
State Papers: Family of Irish man assassinated on Bloody Sunday in 1920 awarded ÂŁ7,500
Captain Patrick McCormack was shot dead in Dublin's Gresham Hotel by a member of Michael Collins' squad on November 21, 1920, amid allegations he was a British spy

Fri, 27 Dec, 2024

Mick Clifford: New British law designed to cover up  Troubles' murders
S Mick Clifford: New British law designed to cover up  Troubles' murders
In light of what is emerging about the level of depravity deployed by the British forces, it is entirely proper that the Irish Government tries to halt the amnesty legislation

Sun, 07 Jan, 2024

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State papers: Officials asked to redraw Border, secret files show 
Report concluded the only possible solution was to redraw the Border in a way that majority nationalist areas would be moved into the Republic

Fri, 29 Dec, 2023

State Papers: Warnings over bad publicity after ‘gay bashing’ of US writer in Sligo
State Papers: Warnings over bad publicity after ‘gay bashing’ of US writer in Sligo
Robert Drake was beaten 'to within an inch of his life' in January 1999 assault

Thu, 28 Dec, 2023

State Papers: President tried to avoid Charles and Diana at Grace Kelly's funeral 
State Papers: President tried to avoid Charles and Diana at Grace Kelly's funeral 
President Patrick Hillery, who had in 1981, tried to avoid meeting her when they both attended the funeral of Princess Grace in Monaco the following year.

Thu, 28 Dec, 2023

State Papers: Tony Blair and officials keen to 'have a good time' during Irish visit 
State Papers: Tony Blair and officials keen to 'have a good time' during Irish visit 
The future British prime minister and members of his office were interested in having “a good time” during a planned visit to Ireland in 1993 with hints that they would like something that would appeal to fans of U2.

Thu, 28 Dec, 2023

State Papers: Bertie Ahern's meeting with Bush confirmed fears over Northern Ireland
State Papers: Bertie Ahern's meeting with Bush confirmed fears over Northern Ireland
The first meeting between Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and George W Bush confirmed the fears of Irish officials that Northern Ireland would not receive the same attention from the new US president as from his predecessor, Bill Clinton.

Thu, 28 Dec, 2023

CHARLIE HAUGHEY RUSSIAN LEADERS
State Papers: Scenes 'nothing short of farcical' during Gorbachev's visit to Ireland
'A free-for-all ensued, with the world and his wife mobbing the president at the steps of the aircraft'

Thu, 28 Dec, 2023

MCGUINNESS KELLY
State Papers: Sinn FĂ©in secretly met with Ulster Unionists amid deadlocked peace process
It also appeared that the UUP leader, David Trimble, may not have been aware of such meetings

Thu, 28 Dec, 2023

State Papers: Trinity academics 'furious' over failure to be invited to Mary Robinson inauguration
State Papers: Trinity academics 'furious' over failure to be invited to Mary Robinson inauguration
Academics at Trinity College Dublin were furious at the perceived insult from the Charles Haughey-led government over its failure to invite the head of the university to the inauguration of Mary Robinson as President of Ireland in 1990.

Wed, 27 Dec, 2023

State papers: JFK's wife Jackie requested Irish army cadets take part in his funeral
State papers: JFK's wife Jackie requested Irish army cadets take part in his funeral
State papers reveal Mrs Kennedy phoned the Irish embassy in Washington hours after John F Kennedy's assassination in November 1963 to ask that members of the Defence Forces participate in His State funeral

Wed, 27 Dec, 2023

CC DAVID NORRIS
State papers: Government considered older age of consent for sex between gay couples
Records show the Government looked at setting 21 years as the age of consent for intercourse between two people of the same sex in 1993

Wed, 27 Dec, 2023

Good Friday Agreement 25th Anniversary
State Papers: Sinn FĂ©in needed to attract fewer ‘headbangers’ to party, said Gerry Adams
Sinn FĂ©in president, Gerry Adams, admitted in 2001 that his party would need to stop attracting “headbangers” and move away from any association of violence.

Wed, 27 Dec, 2023

State Papers: Donation to Garda fund after release of kidnapped Dutch industrialist 'far too large'
State Papers: Donation to Garda fund after release of kidnapped Dutch industrialist 'far too large'
The members of the IRA gang involved in the kidnapping Dutch industrialist, Tiede Herrema, had demanded the release of three, high-profile republican prisoners, including Rose Dugdale

Wed, 27 Dec, 2023

Newly-released archive files
How Patrick Hillery refused an invite to the wedding of Britain's Prince Charles and Diana
A briefing note on how to respond to the invite is among the State documents released by the Department of Foreign Affairs to the National Archives this year

Wed, 27 Dec, 2023

Newly-released archive files
UK official had concerns about Mary McAleese being at Omagh event without Queen Elizabeth
British official raised concerns about the attendance of then president Mary McAleese at the memorial for the Omagh car bomb victims 

Wed, 27 Dec, 2023

King Juan Carlos
State papers: RTÉ reporter 'jumped the gun' on Spanish coup
Irish ambassador in Madrid criticised the broadcaster for incorrectly suggesting the attempted military takeover of the country was widespread

Fri, 30 Dec, 2022

The Hollywood Sign
State papers: Hollywood producers blamed Government for failing to promote country as a location
Leading executives from some of LA’s best-known movie studios including Paramount, MGM, Columbia and Universal felt there was a total lack of marketing of the film industry in Ireland, State papers show

Fri, 30 Dec, 2022

State papers: Private sector lobbied against Jack Lynch Tunnel
State papers: Private sector lobbied against Jack Lynch Tunnel
State papers show correspondence from private companies that wanted to invest in a new bridge instead

Fri, 30 Dec, 2022

State papers: Irish authorities 'doubtful' of IRA links to daring Chile jailbreak
State papers: Irish authorities 'doubtful' of IRA links to daring Chile jailbreak
The escape in Chile was similar to that of IRA prisoners from an exercise yard in Mountjoy in 1973.

Fri, 30 Dec, 2022

Good Friday Agreement
State papers: Mowlam took Pat Finucane murder collusion claim 'very seriously'
A section of the British Army known as the Force Research Unit had worked to infiltrate its own locally recruited agents into paramilitary organisations

Fri, 30 Dec, 2022

State papers: Financial impact on Shannon Airport influenced 'minimalist' response to Russian aggression
State papers: Financial impact on Shannon Airport influenced 'minimalist' response to Russian aggression
It was estimated that the Soviet state airliner's operations directly sustained 60 jobs at the airport

Fri, 30 Dec, 2022

State papers: Adams would have faced 'moral dilemma' if he had known of Canary Wharf bomb plans 
State papers: Adams would have faced 'moral dilemma' if he had known of Canary Wharf bomb plans 
Former Sinn FĂ©in president admitted to officials that he may not have felt able to share information due to his 'republicanism'

Fri, 30 Dec, 2022

State Papers: Dublin grand prix was on the Formula One grid in 1992 but never got started
State Papers: Dublin grand prix was on the Formula One grid in 1992 but never got started
The Liffey Trust planned a Monte Carlo-style F1 circuit along the East Wall Rd, through Fairview, and back via Alfie Byrne Rd 

Thu, 29 Dec, 2022

State papers: US researcher told Government about plans to find Robert Emmet's skull
State papers: US researcher told Government about plans to find Robert Emmet's skull
Emmet’s body was beheaded and dismembered after his hanging and the location of his skull remains a mystery

Thu, 29 Dec, 2022

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