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Mandelson was advised not to refer to Ireland as ‘The Free State’

New Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Mandelson was advised to avoid referring to the Republic of Ireland as “The Free State” or “The Republican Government” when he took up the role in October 1999, newly declassified files have revealed. Mr ...

24 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

‘Politically charged’ option of closing rail network sections suggested in 2000

Government officials suggested examining the “politically charged” option of closing parts of Northern Ireland’s rail network after safety concerns were raised in 2000, newly declassified files have revealed. Internal memos reveal that the ...

24 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Letter from poet Heaney to go on display as part of tour of historic documents

A letter from poet Seamus Heaney and passenger logs from emigration ships that departed Foyle Port for North America in the 1800s are among historic documents which will go on display as part of a tour of libraries in Northern Ireland. ...

14 Nov 2023 at 16:39

National News

President Mary McAleese pledged to help spread Ulster Scots message in Ireland

Former Irish president Mary McAleese pledged to do whatever she could to secure more recognition of Ulster Scots culture in the Republic of Ireland, archives show. The commitment from Mrs McAleese was made to members of the Ulster ...

28 Dec 2023 at 09:00

Northern Ireland

More than 100 people give testimony to probe into mother and baby homes

More than 100 people have given evidence to a probe into historic mother and baby homes, Magdalen institutions and workhouses. Research has indicated that more than 14,000 women and teenage girls passed through those institutions ...

06 Nov 2024 at 15:07

National News

Work begins to conserve one of the oldest paper documents on island of Ireland

Painstaking work has commenced to conserve and digitise one of the oldest paper documents still in existence on the island of Ireland. Dating back to the medieval period, the ecclesiastical register belonging to the former ...

26 Dec 2024 at 18:02

Northern Ireland

Consideration given to recruiting 50% women to newly formed PSNI, records show

Consideration was given to recruiting women into Northern Ireland’s new police force on a 50:50 basis with men to address their “severe under-representation”, declassified files have revealed. However, legal advice was ...

30 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Local News

Work begins to conserve one of the oldest paper documents on island of Ireland

26 Dec 2024 at 15:30

Northern Ireland

Foot-and-mouth outbreak had potential to overwhelm services, Rodgers warned

A small number of outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in Northern Ireland would have overwhelmed veterinary services, former agriculture minister Brid Rodgers warned in 2001. Ms Rodgers said a spread of the virus ...

22 Aug 2024 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Mothers were prepared to forgo antenatal care, study into polarisation found

Some pregnant women in Belfast were prepared to forgo antenatal care rather than travel to a medical clinic in an area dominated by another religion, a study into the cost of a polarised society found in 2001. ...

22 Aug 2024 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Minister said ‘no hiding place’ for those who threatened Celtic star Lennon

A unionist minister wrote directly to Celtic star Neil Lennon in 2002 after he had received a death threat hours ahead of playing for Northern Ireland, telling him there “must be no hiding place” for those ...

22 Aug 2024 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

DUP MLA denied exploiting death of motorbike star Dunlop for political purposes

A DUP MLA denied in 2002 that he was trying to exploit the death of motorcycle legend Joey Dunlop for political purposes, newly declassified files have revealed. William McCrea was responding to a ...

22 Aug 2024 at 00:01

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