Tony Blair and David Trimble wanted Queen Elizabeth to visit Ireland in 2000 – but Taoiseach feared for her security
First Minister told British Ambassador that a successful visit to Ireland by the monarch would be ‘very helpful…
Colum Kenny: Ireland is no longer as Catholic as it was — but Popes still matter to us
The hierarchy hoped that Pope John Paul II’s visit to Ireland in 1979 might reverse the slide away…
Tourism Ireland plan delayed because David Trimble objected to Britain being called ‘overseas’
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State papers: Tourism Ireland Ulster Unionist Party David Trimble Britain
Confidential files released as part of the State Papers by the National Archives revealed Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)…