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Genesis of Bertie Ahern and Tony Blair roles in the Good Friday Agreement

Michael McHugh

The genesis of former British prime minister Tony Blair's role in the Good Friday Agreement has been laid bare, after a cabinet briefing note weeks into his premiership hinted at a historic accord with his Dublin counterpart.

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Gerry Adams asked Dublin government for 'preferential treatment' for IRA prisoners soon after 1994 ceasefire

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Prince Charles abandoned Republic visit amid safety concerns

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Mo Mowlam: Irish official claimed then shadow Secretary of State was 'flaky'

Northern Ireland news

No immunity for Irish diplomats due to territorial claim

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Plan for television documentary on Maryfield 'bunker' rejected

Éamon Phoenix 30 Dec, 2020

A PROPOSAL for a 'fly on the wall' documentary about the Maryfield Secretariat was rejected by British and Irish officials in 1997.

Mo Mowlam: Irish official claimed then shadow Secretary of State was 'flaky'

Éamon Phoenix 30 Dec, 2020

MO Mowlam gave British and Irish officials a 'Comic Relief kissing kit' at a lunch hosted by the Joint Anglo-Irish Secretariat in March 1997.

Irish official used 'undiplomatic language' over NIO's handling of unionist parliamentary questions

Éamon Phoenix 30 Dec, 2020

IRISH officials claimed unionists were "mischief-making" over the workings of the Anglo-Irish Secretariat.

North-South tension over fish stocks in 1997

Éamon Phoenix 30 Dec, 2020

THE preservation of fish stocks in the Irish Sea was a major concern of the British Government, newly-released files from 1997 show.

Irish government tried to get Bloody Sunday judicial inquiry in 1997

Éamon Phoenix 30 Dec, 2020

THE Irish government continued its efforts in 1997 to get a fresh judicial inquiry into Bloody Sunday in Derry.

No immunity for Irish diplomats due to territorial claim

Éamon Phoenix 30 Dec, 2020

IRISH officials working at the joint Anglo-Irish Secretariat at Maryfield, Co Down, did not have diplomatic immunity due to the Republic’s constitutional claim over the north.

Gerry Adams asked Dublin government for 'preferential treatment' for IRA prisoners soon after 1994 ceasefire

30 Dec, 2020

GERRY Adams privately asked the Dublin government to give preferential treatment to 11 IRA prisoners just days after the 1994 ceasefire, declassified files reveal.

Prince Charles abandoned Republic visit amid safety concerns

Ryan Hooper, PA 30 Dec, 2020

BRITAIN'S Prince Charles abandoned a proposed visit to the Republic in the summer of 1996 amid concerns about his personal safety, previously classified documents show.

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