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Good Friday Agreement document goes on display in Belfast

The original Good Friday Agreement document has returned to Northern Ireland for the first time since it was signed 25 years ago. The treaty will be available for members of the public to view at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) ...

03 Apr 2023 at 13:58

National News

National Archives damaged by leak on top floor of building

The National Archives (NAI) in Dublin have been damaged after a leak was detected on the top floor of the building. The leak was first flagged at the archives on Bishop Street on Wednesday morning. Minister for culture Catherine Martin visited the ...

25 Oct 2023 at 22:10

National News

A TB epidemic and priests overseeing dancehalls – exhibition shows Irish history

From an epidemic of tuberculosis and the removal of the marriage bar, to priests monitoring dancehalls, a new exhibition will showcase how the Republic of Ireland has evolved since its inception as an independent state. The exhibition in the ...

16 Apr 2024 at 18:00

National News

Minister announces partnership with historical institutions of Washington

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has announced a partnership with Washington’s historical institutions to uncover and tell stories of shared history. During a visit to the Library of Congress in the US capital, Mr Lyons outlined the ...

15 Mar 2025 at 11:34

National News

Bureaucratic delays tied up return of ‘Liberator’ painting

It took more than two years for Ireland to accept the gift of a painting of Daniel O’Connell from a bank, after concerns that the Irish parliament was only receiving a copy of the original portrait. O’Connell, known as The Liberator,...

28 Dec 2024 at 00:01

National News

Moon rock donated to Ireland by Apollo astronauts was destroyed by fire

A priceless piece of Moon rock donated to Ireland following a Nasa mission was destroyed in a fire, newly released records show. Documents from the National Archives in Dublin detail the embarrassing affair, which saw the rock ...

30 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

British officials feared ‘top man’ in Northern Bank robbery would avoid arrest

British officials feared the ‘top man’ behind the Northern Bank robbery in 2004 would be “clever enough to avoid getting arrested”. They also agreed that the heist would not derail peace process efforts, which included the ...

27 Dec 2025 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

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 of Commons”, according to state documents which show that Padraig Flynn took UK officials to task on co-operation over ...

27 Dec 2025 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

‘Dubious’ if all-island court would convict more fugitives – Irish AG in 1982

It was “rather dubious” whether an all-island court would lead to the conviction of more fugitives, according to Ireland’s attorney general in 1982. Patrick Connolly SC, who would resign later that year after ...

28 Dec 2025 at 00:01

National News

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 Bruton raised the issue with British prime minister John Major ...

29 Dec 2025 at 00:01

National News

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 in 1995 found pre-game safety decisions and information was “not clearly understood”, according to ...

29 Dec 2025 at 00:01

National News

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 campaign, which passed by the slimmest of margins. Government files from 30 years ...

28 Dec 2025 at 00:01

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