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# state papers 1990

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Haughey rebuked British ambassador after Thatcher questioned Ireland’s will to defeat IRA

An Irish official relayed that ambassador Sir Nicholas Fenn explained Thatcher had been speaking with a “certain sense of exasperation”.

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Dec 27th 2020, 5:02 PM

Irish Government rejected request to stand bail for Birmingham Six months before they were released

State papers reveal that government officials were concerned that it would be embarrassing if the men’s convictions were upheld.

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Dec 27th 2020, 7:28 AM