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Wes Burns calls for patience from Wales fans after disappointing Gibraltar draw
The Dragons end their season with a friendly in Slovakia on Sunday.
Secretary of state Tom King walked out of meeting after row with SDLP over devolution, files state
A 1988 meeting between the SDLP and secretary of state Tom King over devolution descended into a row which saw the minister walk out, state papers have claimed.
UDR merger into RIR aimed to remove 'sectarian stigma'
THE British government’s decision in 1992 to merge the controversial Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) into the Royal Irish Rangers is highlighted among state papers released in Belfast.
State papers: Secretary of state Tom King ‘a major problem during critical episode'
SECRETARY of state Tom King was "a major problem" during a critical episode in Anglo-Irish relations, a high-ranking official reported.
State papers: Murder of Jack Kielty and image of UDR in secret files
THE murder of the father of comedian Patrick Kielty in 1988 and nationalist attitudes to the UDR feature in previously confidential files.
State papers: Dublin feared ‘big' loyalist bomb after Anglo-Irish Agreement
THE Irish government feared a "big" loyalist bomb in Dublin in 1986 during a bitter unionist revolt against the Anglo-Irish Agreement, Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald said.
State papers: Shoot-to-kill inquiry chief John Stalker unease about ‘six murders'
A POLICE chief who investigated an alleged shoot-to-kill policy in Northern Ireland confided in a diplomat that he was not concerned about a cover-up but "murder, six murders", newly declassified files show.
Ken Bloomfield's offensive comment reveals much about attitudes in 1980s
LAST Thursday, reporting on the release of British state papers for the 1980s, the BBC and unionist newspapers led with the ‘revelation’ that the Northern Ireland Office regarded Gerry Kelly, then fighting extradition from the Netherlands, as ‘an extremely dangerous, resourceful and dedicated terrorist’.
State papers: Simulated missile-aiming unit theft sparked concerns
THE theft of a simulated missile-aiming unit by armed men from the north's largest industrial employer sparked concern among Northern Ireland Office officials.
State Papers: Dublin’s 'attachment to Irish unity blocking north's progress'
THE attitudes of SDLP leader John Hume and taoiseach Charles Haughey were 'impeding' moves towards a devolved settlement in the north, the Northern Ireland Office said in declassified State papers released today.