Secret Irish government file from 1976 examined prospect of redrawing Border
State papers: 60% of Northern Ireland would be incorporated into the Republic, leaving just one of the North’s six counties fully intact, under proposal
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State papers: 60% of Northern Ireland would be incorporated into the Republic, leaving just one of the North’s six counties fully intact, under proposal
Report concluded the only possible solution was to redraw the Border in a way that majority nationalist areas would be moved into the Republic
Cuban leader Fidel Castro praised the quality of Irish goods during a stop-over at Shannon, but speculation about trade talks between the two countries prompted a junior minister who met the revolutionary to insist no formal talks took place.
Revenue consulted the Department of Justice over a consignment of “articles” worth £2,000.
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