Aidan Gillen, Joe O’Connor and more on their cultural treasures – The Irish Times
Ed Power on Rawhead RexDirected by George Pavlou, 1986 If Father Ted had been a schlocky exploitation movie,…
Irish Embassy spent thousands on 1994 World Cup tickets to prevent ‘riotous situation’ – The Irish Times
Irish Embassy officials spent thousands of pounds buying tickets for Republic of Ireland matches at the 1994 USA…
Bruton contacted Major about Sellafield concerns as legal action was explored
The Irish government considered taking legal action against Sellafield in the mid-1990s, according to archive documents. Then-taoiseach John…
Security plans ahead of 1995 Lansdowne Road riot ‘not clearly understood’
A report into a riot by English spectators at a football match between England and Ireland in Dublin…
Minister raised concerns about Government ‘hiding’ in divorce debate
A junior minister urged the Government not to be “hiding” from debate during the divisive 1995 divorce referendum…
Concerns were raised over ‘backlash’ to opening Israeli embassy in Dublin
Irish officials were concerned that opening Israel’s embassy in Ireland would promote a “backlash” from Arab countries, according…
John Major ‘shouted at’ by Irish justice minister in Troubles-era meeting
Sir John Major said being “shouted at” by an Irish Justice minister was like “being in the House…
A shock finding in the Irish State archives – The Irish Times
“My blood runs cold,” says Finola Cassidy, referring to the effect of reading material in the National Archives…