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September 29 1923 Splendid Progress of Royal Bank of Ireland At the 87th annual general meeting of the Company of the Royal Bank of Ireland Limited, held in the bank's offices, Foster Place, Dublin, yesterday, Mr Barrington Jellett, who presided, said they met there when the conditions prevailing in the country were much brighter than at the last meeting, and although the outlook was still clouded the directors retained their confidence in the future of the commercial prosperity of the country.

As a key symbol of independence, the Irish Free State was determined to quickly diverge from the British fiscal space. Customs barriers were to follow

This weekend 100 years ago, on April 1 1923, a 'temporary frontier' on imported goods was placed on the boundary line between Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State.

Joseph MacDonagh, dedicated Irish Republican and Sinn Féin TD died on Christmas Day 100 years ago after six years of tireless work for Ireland.

An extract from the book "Birth of the Border: The Impact of Partition in Ireland" by Cormac Moore.