Real impact of NI Assembly elections to be on unionist morale
‘We now have a nationalism that is confident ... Sinn Féin can take Stormont’
Abercorn bomb, 50 years on: ‘She went for a coffee and never came home’
The random bombing of a popular Belfast restaurant in 1972 had a devastating impact
Historians support President’s decision not to attend service
His presence ‘would have created more division than it would have healed’
Sinn Féin Stormont speaker announces events marking Northern Ireland centenary
Alex Maskey says it is ‘extremely positive’ five NI Executive parties could agree programme on partition
Northern Ireland Office praised Bruton for ‘stepping out from under nationalist cloud’
Newly declassified papers show positive reception in 1997 for speeches by taoiseach
‘My passport’s green’: why was Seamus Heaney used in Northern Ireland branding?
Use of poet in campaign for 100th anniversary of Northern Ireland causes controversy
Where to now after the debacle over the RIC/DMP commemoration?
Row does not auger well for the years and the many other commemorations ahead
Sealed files on Kincora Boys’ Home ‘must be released’
Alliance MEP Naomi Long calls for papers to be available on ‘systematic abuse’ at house
‘How’s Fred?’: Minutes of Sinn Féin’s first post-ceasefire talks revealed
Martin McGuinness joked ‘it was time to liberate the oppressed and the oppressor’
The Troubles – a euphemism for bloody conflict
the term had the advantage that it avoided ascribing blame to any of the participants
British officials angry as RUC notified of tánaiste’s Antrim visit in Irish
Northern Ireland archives: Tánaiste ‘reportedly said it was his first official visit to Co Antrim as Minister for the Gaeltacht’
1993: Chinks of light appear in a dark year of the Troubles
The year saw assassinations, the Warrington bombs, and Hume-Adams dialogue
Hume’s outline of Belfast Agreement revealed in 1990 file
SDLP leader explained to British government his proposal for ‘double referendum’
British diplomat identified as ‘passionate lover of Ireland’
The late Sir David Goodall was an ‘enthusiast for Irish and related causes’, official wrote
‘Diamond standard’ Dr Maurice Hayes remembered at funeral
Late former senator ‘a giant who strode the stage of life in so many and varied roles’
State papers: Martin McGuinness’s softer tone under scrutiny
1990: ‘It was clear that the debate between the bullet and the ballot was not dying away’
State Papers 1989: Arrest of UDR men caused furore in North
Officer angry at how soldiers had been arrested on back of Stevens Inquiry instructions
Charles Haughey ‘distrusted’ Department of Foreign Affairs
State papers reveal partition of Ireland was ‘at the heart of contemporary politics’ in 1988
Ian Paisley rebuked for describing Bishop Daly as ‘black Pope’
North papers show Cardinal Ó Fiaich pressed for release of UVF murderer Gusty Spence
Commemoration hears of famine’s heavy toll on Ulster
Cavan lost 43% of its population through death or emigration between 1845 and 1851
West Belfast poet doubted Sinn Féin’s ability to advise on Irish language
Northern state papers 1987: ‘Some groups did not wish to be associated with Sinn Féin’
Ian Paisley ‘refused to say’ how he intercepted Irish official’s letter
Northern state papers 1987: how a private letter ended up in his mailbox is revealed
Secretary of state Tom King urged closure of Harland and Wolff shipyard
Northern state papers 1987: officials warned of loyalist backlash if move went ahead
British diplomats in US lobbied against fair employment campaign
Northern state papers 1987: officials claimed approval of MacBride Principles would deter investment and require ‘preferential treatment of one community over the other’
RUC unhappy with lack of Garda intelligence support
Northern state papers 1987: memo says meeting between forces ‘far from satisfactory’
Haughey’s ‘poor’ record on economy meant he would to ‘play to gallery’ on NI
Northern state papers 1987: memo predicts FF leader ‘unlikely to denounce’ agreement
NI office saw Haughey as ‘pragmatic with few scruples’
North state papers 1987: Haughey’s security cooperation was ‘no worse’ than FitzGerald’s
Prince Charles and Camilla welcomed at Catholic church in Belfast
Royal couple continue theme of peace and reconciliation as visit moves to the North
Portadown decision brought Anglo-Irish relations ‘to lowest ebb’ in 1986
Belfast papers show tensions over Orange parade on nationalist Garvaghy Road
Seán Quinn claimed ‘religious discrimination’ obstructed his expansion plans in 1985
Businessman felt unionist opposition lay behind failure to get grant for factory
Ban on Irish speaking in Maze prison sparked political row
Prison authorities defended regime for security reasons
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