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# STATE PAPERS 2018

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In 1973 the government had to politely explain why it couldn't cash a near 100-year-old bond
For decades, Irish taoisigh have been getting letters suggesting alternatives to the national anthem
'Pub life and gambling': A Soviet Russian guide to 1970s Ireland
'Baylas', 'Beilis', 'Queillys': In the 1980s the government was urged to tackle cheap Spanish Baileys knock-offs
Ireland considered sanctions on Gaddafi's Libya over IRA support but was worried about beef
Garrett FitzGerald told Margaret Thatcher: 'John Hume will generally do what he is asked to do'
Charlie Haughey was urged to pressure 'British arrogance' over Birmingham Six and Guildford Four
'I'll wreck the joint': The day poet Patrick Kavanagh threatened Dublin's booksellers
Imprisoned Gerry Conlon slams 'judicial terrorists' in 1988 letter to Haughey
'A mad priest careering around Europe': Haughey and Thatcher clash over IRA clergyman
State papers shed new light on family of Gibraltar Three's fight for truth