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# national archives

This year
2023
National Archives building closed to the public until next week due to damage caused by a leak
The leak was first detected early this morning and the emergency control plans were activated immediately.
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Oct 25th 2023, 6:15 PM
IRA threatened to attack Dublin cocktail party marking 1953 coronation, official records show
The files reveal a range of issues, including a reassurance that the London Embassy would not be decorated for the event.
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May 7th 2023, 8:30 AM
Last year
2022
Records of compensation claims during War of Independence and Civil War to be released
Minister Catherine Martin said the collection ‘brings home the true reality of the human cost of those turbulent times’.
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Nov 30th 2022, 3:40 PM
€5 million allocated to digitise and publish 1926 Census data by 2026
The 1926 Census was the first census undertaken following the foundation of the state.
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Nov 16th 2022, 2:31 PM
Documents damaged in 1922 Four Courts fire to be restored and made public
A virtual record of documents from Ireland’s past will be launched online for the public.
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May 11th 2022, 1:21 PM
Kim Jong-un 'love letters' retrieved from Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort
The National Archives and Records Administration pursues records it learns have been “improperly removed”.
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Feb 7th 2022, 10:23 PM
All time
'It looks like the State is hiding something': Senior historian decries plan to seal testimony of abuse survivors
The Retention of Records Bill was approved at a Cabinet meeting in February.
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Nov 26th 2019, 8:30 AM
Ireland considered sanctions on Gaddafi's Libya over IRA support but was worried about beef
Ireland had built up a valuable beef export partnership with Libya.
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Dec 29th 2018, 8:00 PM
Sinn Féin says rumours Gerry Adams set up Loughall ambush are "utter nonsense"
The claims are made in the State Papers, which were released under the 30-year-rule.
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Dec 29th 2017, 7:30 PM
'Play your war games somewhere else': Anger as submarines caused havoc for Irish fishing industry in 1986
A number of incidents involving Irish trawlers and foreign submarines were reported in 1986.
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Dec 31st 2016, 10:00 PM
A Donegal child wrote a letter to Garret FitzGerald in 1984 having a sly dig at Charlie Haughey
“I don’t like the way Charlie is doing it”.
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Dec 30th 2016, 9:30 AM
'A punishment from God's own hand' - the Irish got Biblical in their objections to 1985's contraception law
The 1985 Family Planning Act saw contraceptives made legal for over-18s without a prescription from selected outlets for the first time.
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Dec 30th 2016, 6:45 AM
Government considered using 'AIDS argument' in David Norris gay rights case
In battling David Norris’ claims that Irish homosexuality laws were in breach of his human rights, the government was considering all kinds of defences.
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Dec 30th 2016, 6:45 AM
John Hume was 'rather blunt' with Margaret Thatcher in secret meeting
Notes from a secret meeting have just been released.
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Dec 27th 2014, 7:10 AM
This 1940s letter describes the 'decent class' of unmarried mothers who were 'first offenders'
The letter details how one hospital was struggling to find foster mothers for children.
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Jul 14th 2014, 7:25 AM
Death rate of babies at Tuam mother and baby home was double the rate of other homes
The returns from local authorities, disqualifying Dublin, shows that 17% of babies under the age of one died in registered maternity homes that year.
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Jul 14th 2014, 7:00 AM
Here's a letter giving state approval of Tuam mother and baby home
The letter on behalf of the Minister for Health of the day was issued to mother and baby homes who were seeking approval as maternity homes.
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Jun 14th 2014, 7:45 AM
State files removed from National Archive following mother and baby home revelations
Over 40 other state documents recalled by the Department of Health have yet to be returned.
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Jun 12th 2014, 2:22 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are the nine stories you need to know as you kick off your day.
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Jun 12th 2014, 8:23 AM
1982: A year of tragedy for Irish soldiers in the Lebanon
Documents from 1982 capture the immediate aftermath of the moment when Michael McAleavey shot dead three of his colleagues at Tibnin Bridge in South Lebanon.
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Dec 28th 2012, 9:15 AM
Column: It’s time to scrap the 30-year rule on State documents
Slashing the time these crucial records stay secret would help the cause for transparency, writes Labour TD Anne Ferris.
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Dec 28th 2012, 8:15 AM
Revealed: Ireland's surveillance activities during World War Two
The newly released files also uncover attempts to turn Ireland into a fascist state, in addition to Britain’s wartime recruitment within the 26 counties.
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Dec 15th 2012, 8:45 AM
Lives of Irish soldiers unveiled in newly published records
The records have been published as part of a newly-digitised collection of those pensioned from the British army by the Royal Hospital Kilmainham.
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Dec 7th 2012, 11:25 AM
A snapshot of the Irish in World War I
The National Archives has digitised the wills of 9,000 soldiers killed in action during the Great War.
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Nov 10th 2012, 8:45 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this fine Thursday morning.
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Nov 8th 2012, 8:23 AM
What was it like to take part in 1916 Rising or War of Independence?
You’ll soon be able to find out when witness statements are released online – including audio files made in the 1940s.
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Jan 3rd 2012, 2:48 PM