Stop talking to press, officials told after sharing views on Simon Harris – The Irish Times
Tánaiste Simon Harris is rarely found wanting for a view to express on pressing public matters. For the…
U2 U-turn put Irish diplomats in ’embarrassing situation’
Irish officials thought they had five times as many free tickets for a U2 tour of the United…
How 1987's The Joshua Tree had Irish diplomats scrambling for U2 tickets across the US – The Journal
How 1987’s The Joshua Tree had Irish diplomats scrambling for U2 tickets across the US The Journal‘Embarrassing situation’ over…
Bertie Ahern opposed ethics bill establishing Sipo when it was proposed, records show – The Irish Times
Bertie Ahern was among the members of government who opposed the proposed introduction of the Ethics in Public…
Young pregnant woman died along with her baby after being denied admission to hospital
State papers released by the National Archives have revealed details of the horrific death of a young pregnant…
Charles plan for ‘opulent’ yacht visit to Galway Bay and Cork in 1996 annoyed Irish side – The Irish Times
Plans by then-Prince Charles to visit Ireland in 1996 a year after his first official visit to Ireland…
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…
Ireland’s consul in Israel had to be reminded Gaza was outside his jurisdiction
Ireland’s honorary consul in Israel had to be reminded in 1993 by officials in the Department of Foreign…
The bearly believable tale of The Late Late Show, two travelling pandas and a China/Ireland spat – The Journal
The bearly believable tale of The Late Late Show, two travelling pandas and a China/Ireland spat The JournalChinese panda’s…
Republican no-go areas for Protestants in rural Northern Ireland, loyalists claimed – The Irish Times
Republicans were trying to create “no go” areas for Protestants in rural parts of Northern Ireland, taoiseach Bertie…
Ireland’s man in Israel was reminded in 1993 that Gaza was outside his jurisdiction
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What we learned, from Christy Moore’s detention at Holyhead to Boyzone ‘hysteria’ – The Irish Times
Thousands of declassified documents have been released in the last week from the archives of Dublin, Belfast and…