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December 27, 2020
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”. By Press Association Sunday 27 Dec 2020, 5:02 PM Dec 27th 2020, 5:02 PM 35,576 Views 32 Comments Charles Haughey...
December 27, 2020
Thatcher questioned Irelandâs will to defeat IRA, records reveal the three IRA members who were shot dead in Gibraltar (left to right) Sean Savage, Mairead Farrell and Danny McCann. THE UK’s ambassador in Ireland received a governmental rebuke after Margaret Thatcher questioned the state’s commitment to defeating the IRA. National archive papers revealed Taoiseach Charles Haughey ordered a senior official to make clear to the ambassador his displeasure at Mrs Thatcher’s remarks....
December 27, 2020
peace talks The IRA wanted to freeze Sinn Fein out of backchannel talks with Brits about ending the Troubles, state papers reveal David Young Updated: 27 Dec 2020, 18:42 THE IRA wanted to freeze Sinn Fein out of proposed backchannel talks with the Brits about ending the Troubles, it can now be revealed. An internal Irish government communique reported that the IRA Army Council informed two prison chaplains in spring 1990 that it was prepared to enter exploratory discussions with the UK. 1 R...
December 27, 2020
The UK’s ambassador in Ireland received a governmental rebuke after Margaret Thatcher questioned the state’s commitment to defeating the IRA.Archive papers reveal taoiseach Charles Haughey ordered a
December 27, 2020
The three IRA members who were shot dead in Gibraltar, Sean Savage, Mairead Farrell and Danny McCann (PA) The attack was a revenge bid by the IRA because two years earlier Sir Peter, as governor of Gibraltar, sanctioned the SAS operation that led to the shooting dead of three IRA members on the British overseas territory. In a media interview in Budapest following the shooting in Staffordshire, Mrs Thatcher said the IRA was engaged in “guerrilla warfare”. She said there was also a question ...