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…
Censoring Sinn Féin Christmas card ‘a step too far’, NI officials told after staff complaints – The Irish Times
It would be “a step too far to require office managers to censor Christmas cards”, a government department…
British army double agent stakeknife was 'a danger to himself' in 2003 – The Journal
British army double agent stakeknife was ‘a danger to himself’ in 2003 The Journal Fallout over 2003 publication of…
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…
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’…
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…
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 Journal Chinese…
Mary Robinson’s Pinochet handshake showed era of uncritical coverage was over, official said – The Irish Times
Media backlash to Mary Robinson’s handshake with former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet showed that some commentators were now…
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…
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…