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Northern Ireland

Hurd wondered whether Irish believed Adams to be ‘on the side of angels’

Former UK foreign secretary Douglas Hurd wondered if the Irish government believed then-Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams to be “on the side of angels”, newly released Irish State documents reveal. Then-Irish deputy premier Dick Spring told Mr Hurd he ...

28 Dec 2022 at 11:00

National News

‘Insulting’ to suggest Irish men were in Colombia for peace process – archives

A suggestion that three republicans were on holiday in Colombia rather than training rebels was said to be “insulting to (the) intelligence” of diplomats, archive documents show. There was concern at the time that the arrest of the so-called ...

28 Dec 2023 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Peace process ‘single most important achievement’ of Irish-US relationship

The Northern Ireland peace process is the “single most important achievement” of Ireland’s relationship with the United States, the Taoiseach has said. Simon Harris was speaking during an event at Georgetown University in Washington DC. The ...

10 Oct 2024 at 16:51

Northern Ireland

British ministers ‘reluctant to accept McGuinness committed to peace process’

Senior British ministers were reluctant to accept that Martin McGuinness was “genuinely” committed to the peace process in Northern Ireland, archive files have revealed. Secretary of State Sir Patrick Mayhew also speculated whether the IRA ...

30 Dec 2022 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Irish Government doubted UK campaign to ‘save David’ Trimble

The UK Government was warned that a “save David campaign” for UUP leader Lord Trimble would ruin progress made under the Good Friday Agreement. Extensive confidential documents in the lead-up to the collapse of Northern Ireland’s ...

30 Dec 2024 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 Northern ...

27 Dec 2025 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Irish officials believed 9/11 would change how US politicians saw peace process

Irish officials believed the September 11 attacks would impact how US politicians viewed the Northern Ireland peace process, according to a newly released Government file. One day after the terror attacks which killed more ...

28 Dec 2025 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Johnson urged Irish Government to adopt ‘hard-egg approach’ to NI peace process

Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson urged the Irish Government to adopt a “hard egg” approach to the Northern Ireland peace process and “let the nationalists go to hell”, newly declassified documents show. Mr Johnson ...

28 Dec 2022 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 ...

27 Dec 2025 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Higgins leads tributes to ex-Finland president who played role in peace process

Irish President Michael D Higgins has led tributes from politicians following the death of the former president of Finland Martti Ahtisaari, who was one of a number of international mediators in the Northern Ireland ...

16 Oct 2023 at 18:15

Northern Ireland

John Major feared loyalists would walk from ceasefire in 1996

John Major was concerned loyalists would walk away from the ceasefire in 1996 if they thought the British government was giving into Sinn Fein demands. Mr Major made the comments in a conversation with ...

29 Dec 2022 at 00:01

National News

Good Friday Agreement remembered after quarter of a century of peace

The significance of the historic Good Friday Agreement is to be remembered on Easter Monday as it reaches its 25th anniversary. As part of the events marking the milestone, Ulster University has ...

10 Apr 2023 at 00:01

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