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# state-papers-1989 - Wednesday 1 January, 2020



# State Papers

# State Papers

'Dear Charlie': State Papers reveal 'warm congratulations' sent after Haughey regained power in 1989

Jan 1st 2020, 12:00 PM 17,671 Views 19 Comments

While Iran sent flowers, Pakistan praised Haughey’s “outstanding qualities of wisdom and leadership” after the general election.

# state-papers-1989 - Monday 30 December, 2019



# State Papers

# State Papers

Charlie Haughey's hotel suite during a visit to France was triple the cost of the room given to another minister

Dec 30th 2019, 8:45 AM 26,974 Views 30 Comments

The government also took special care with the visit of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Abdullah.



# STATE PAPERS 1989

# STATE PAPERS 1989

'Beauty and splendour' of Adare Manor passed over as possible 1989 East-West summit venue

Dec 30th 2019, 7:00 AM 13,614 Views 1 Comment

Charles Haughey wished “to reply personally” to Adare’s Managing Director.

# state-papers-1989 - Sunday 29 December, 2019



# Millennium Tower

# Millennium Tower

'A statement of national pride' with 30-mile views: the unsuccessful plan to build Dublin's Eiffel Tower

Dec 29th 2019, 9:00 PM 32,775 Views 31 Comments

The £40m building was projected to attract 500,000 visitors every year.



# Going Underground

# Going Underground

Beneath the surface: the plan for a £15m underground shopping mall at the site of Nelson's Pillar

Dec 29th 2019, 5:00 PM 39,619 Views 33 Comments

Details of the plan were released this week under the 30-year State Papers rule.



# STATE PAPERS 1989

# STATE PAPERS 1989

An IRA 'propaganda victory': US embassy was asked not to issue travel advice after 1980s rail bombings

Dec 29th 2019, 7:00 AM 13,399 Views 3 Comments

The Irish and UK governments expressed their concern at a travel advisory being issued to US travellers, confidential documents show.

# state-papers-1989 - Saturday 28 December, 2019



# UNIFIL

# UNIFIL

Peacekeepers' killings in Lebanon led government to halt Israeli plans to open Irish embassy

Dec 28th 2019, 1:00 PM 30,410 Views 48 Comments

Irish troops have been deployed to the region with the UN since the 1970s.



# State Papers

# State Papers

'Take them to hell': The curious tale of the hidden Russian jewels and Dev's deal with the Bolsheviks

Dec 28th 2019, 12:00 PM 31,946 Views 9 Comments

The jewels were given as security by Russian envoy in America in 1920 for a $20,000 loan advanced by the Irish Republic.



# State Papers

# State Papers

Cobh's 'military' potential and nuclear dumping in Donegal: concerns about Ireland at end of Cold War

Dec 28th 2019, 11:27 AM 21,700 Views 12 Comments

US officials conveyed their worries about a Cobh shipyard to the Taoiseach in 1989.



# State Papers

# State Papers

The Christmas cards sent to Haughey asking him not to forget The Birmingham Six

Dec 28th 2019, 8:30 AM 15,939 Views 24 Comments

“This will be the 16th Christmas that my father and the five men… will spend imprisoned for a crime that they did not commit,” one letter said.



# The Troubles

# The Troubles

NI lobby group was accused of misleading investors about Republic to 'damage our national interest'

Dec 28th 2019, 7:15 AM 16,859 Views 9 Comments

The spat was the subject of talks between a UK minister and an Irish ambassador in 1989.



# State Papers

# State Papers

The 1989 letters exchanged between a Birmingham Six prisoner and Charlie Haughey

Dec 28th 2019, 6:00 AM 18,708 Views 4 Comments

“This is the first positive thing you have done for us,” Paddy Joe Hill said in a handwritten letter to the Fianna Fáil Taoiseach.

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