#1983

# 1983 - Sunday 24 March, 2019

The year the Archbishop refused to bless the NYC parade due to growing 'IRA influence'

Mar 24th 2019, 11:00 AM 30,758 Views 37 Comments

Retired journalist Éanna Brophy recalls a tense wait at the Cathedral doors as the choice of grand marshall prompted controversy.

# 1983 - Sunday 18 November, 2018

'Whatever the priest said, I went by': Here's women explaining why they voted for the Eighth Amendment back in 1983

# RTÉ Archive

From The Daily Edge

# RTÉ Archive

'Whatever the priest said, I went by': Here's women explaining why they voted for the Eighth Amendment back in 1983

Nov 18th 2018, 8:00 AM 6,985 Views 12 Comments

A lot has changed over the last 35 years.

# 1983 - Wednesday 23 May, 2018

# Eighth Amendment

Nora Owen says she was 'confronted' and 'attacked' in Leinster House during the 1980s abortion debate

May 23rd 2018, 6:00 AM 14,394 Views 34 Comments

Fine Gael women who served as politicians in 1983 joined female politicians from the current Dáil to discuss the Eighth Amendment.

# 1983 - Saturday 13 September, 2014

# State Papers

NI Secretary of State referred to Ian Paisley as a 'schizophrenic'

Sep 13th 2014, 8:30 AM 23,630 Views 72 Comments

James Prior said the remark during a meeting with Minister for Foreign Affairs Peter Barry in October 1983

# 1983 - Monday 18 August, 2014

# Flashback

Check out this abortion debate between William Binchy and Mary Robinson in 1983

Aug 18th 2014, 9:30 PM 17,825 Views 80 Comments

The controversial 8th Amendment has just been passed and two heavyweights from the pro-choice and pro-life sides go head-to-head.

# 1983 - Wednesday 1 January, 2014

# State Papers 1983

Minister objected to military vehicles factory setting up shop in Ireland in 1983

Jan 1st 2014, 6:30 PM 20,273 Views 71 Comments

The Minister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism Frank Cluskey thought Ireland should take a restrictive attitude to the manufacturing of military equipment in Ireland.

# 1983 - Tuesday 31 December, 2013

# State Papers

Haughey government decided ministers should get a safe and shredder in their homes

Dec 31st 2013, 5:00 PM 9,219 Views 32 Comments

If they required them, that is. The Fine Gael-led coalition tried to get them back in 1983 after they came to power.

# 1983 - Monday 30 December, 2013

# 1983 State Papers

Indira Gandhi sent greetings from the sky to 'friendly people' of Ireland

Dec 30th 2013, 6:30 PM 15,094 Views 25 Comments

How nice.

Cornflakes and Ribena among foods banned during Mugabe's 1983 visit to Ireland

# State Papers

From The Daily Edge

# State Papers

Cornflakes and Ribena among foods banned during Mugabe's 1983 visit to Ireland

Dec 30th 2013, 7:30 AM 25,353 Views 21 Comments

State papers have revealed Mrs Mugabe’s dietary requirements.

# 1983 - Sunday 29 December, 2013

# State Papers

The ‘Free Nicky Kelly’ fliers found in New York’s subway in 1983

Dec 29th 2013, 8:30 PM 26,168 Views 12 Comments

Taoiseach Garret Fitzgerald and Minister Michael Noonan also came under considerable pressure from Nobel Peace Prize winner Seán MacBride.

# State Papers 1983

Iran’s ‘championing’ of Bobby Sands in the 1980s was concerning to the Irish Government

Dec 29th 2013, 9:45 AM 16,578 Views 35 Comments

Iranian sympathies towards the IRA would not develop beyond a symbolic level, the Irish Government believed, adding that the renaming of the road along side the British Embassy after the hunger striker was not to be taken seriously.

# 1983

Paisley wanted NI families visiting prisoners in Republic to be paid for

Dec 29th 2013, 8:45 AM 13,559 Views 30 Comments

Dr Ian Paisley had written on numerous occasions to the Taoiseach about setting up a scheme to help families from Northern Ireland which had loved ones in jail in Ireland.

# Keeping Up Appearances

The Department of Finance wanted to get rid of the government jet

Dec 29th 2013, 8:00 AM 10,852 Views 41 Comments

The Cabinet and the Taoiseach wanted to keep the £2.5 million aeroplane.

# 1983

Govt nervous about British nuclear plans and wanted cover ‘if anything went wrong’

Dec 29th 2013, 7:30 AM 5,910 Views 6 Comments

An internal memo from the Department of Foreign Affairs shows the government wanted to “cover themselves in the event of anything going wrong” at Windscale.

# 1983 - Saturday 28 December, 2013

# 1983

Haughey believed Jimmy Savile would be a good mediator for Thatcher dealings

Dec 28th 2013, 8:36 PM 27,052 Views 50 Comments

A letter in the National Archives reveals details of a meeting between the pair at the Central Remedial Clinic in the 1980s.

# 1983

Government wanted to play down its involvement in Kissinger visit

Dec 28th 2013, 5:30 PM 7,628 Views 14 Comments

But he was given an official lunch, multiple tete-a-tetes with the Taoiseach and security detail.

# Abortion

Bishops given copy of Attorney General's advice ahead of 1983 referendum

Dec 28th 2013, 5:00 PM 7,968 Views 35 Comments

The Bishop of Clonfert was also given unfettered access to the Attorney General in the lead up to the abortion referendum.

# 1983

Changes to prison accommodation rules raised concerns about homosexuality

Dec 28th 2013, 8:45 AM 28,248 Views 85 Comments

There were “obvious objections to having two prisoners in one cell – the most common objection being that it facilitates homosexuality”.

# State Papers

Haughey sought military advice on a common defence plan for Ireland and the UK

Dec 28th 2013, 7:30 AM 8,077 Views 17 Comments

State Papers show he planned to ‘bait’ Margaret Thatcher into talks on reunification using the plan.

# 1983 - Friday 27 December, 2013

# State Papers

How's your memory? Do you recall how much a round of drinks was in 1983?

Dec 27th 2013, 9:45 PM 36,464 Views 26 Comments

Let’s look at a government bill from when Robert Mugabe visited this island.

# State Papers

Maze prisoners badly treated by 'out of control' officers after IRA escape

Dec 27th 2013, 9:30 PM 18,337 Views 34 Comments

One prisoner lost his front teeth, reveals secret documents held in the Department of the Taoiseach.

# 1983

RTÉ refused an exemption on Sinn Féin broadcast ban

Dec 27th 2013, 8:30 PM 14,310 Views 38 Comments

Minister for Posts and Telegraphs wanted to allow the broadcaster to interview Sinn Féin representatives during the British elections in 1983 – but he wanted something in return.

# State Papers

This underwear ad in the RTÉ Guide caused a bit of a stir in 1978

Dec 27th 2013, 6:30 PM 40,498 Views 46 Comments

In the late 70s and early 80s, there were also a number of complaints about about inappropriate content in men’s magazines.

# 1983

Cost of Margaret Thatcher's helicopter created headaches for govt departments

Dec 27th 2013, 10:00 AM 14,991 Views 31 Comments

Departments conversed internally about who should pay the cost which reached more than £8,000.

# State Papers

Ex-senior garda advised Taoiseach not to appoint an 'outsider' as commissioner

Dec 27th 2013, 9:45 AM 19,296 Views 8 Comments

With the gardaí in crisis after the retirement of its two most senior officers over the phone tapping scandal, one former officer had some advice for Garret FitzGerald.

# State Papers 1983

George H.W. Bush wanted to have a 'word in Thatcher's ear'

Dec 27th 2013, 9:15 AM 10,686 Views 30 Comments

The then-US Vice President wanted to influence Anglo-Irish relations, but timing prevented it.

# State Papers 1983

Six detained air force officers caused significant tension for Mugabe’s visit to Ireland

Dec 27th 2013, 9:15 AM 9,820 Views 4 Comments

It was a hot topic of discussion whether Taoiseach Fitzgerald should raise the issue of the detained air force officers with Mugabe during his visit.

# 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Friday

Dec 27th 2013, 8:52 AM 11,728 Views 5 Comments

Good morning! Here are nine things you need to know as you start your day.

# State Papers 1983

It would be deemed an “unfortunate event” if Mugabe was harmed on state visit to Ireland

Dec 27th 2013, 8:45 AM 13,287 Views 17 Comments

A 1980s state paper advised the Department of Justice to increase security as it would not look good for the country if he was harmed while visiting Ireland.

# State Papers

TDs worried about impact Dáil TV and radio broadcasts would have on their dignity

Dec 27th 2013, 8:30 AM 6,795 Views 14 Comments

Here’s how the current Ceann Comhairle, Seán Barrett, played a key role in opening-up the Dáil to broadcasters.

# Back To The Future

The 30-year-old documents that unintentionally planned for Ireland's IMF bailout

Dec 27th 2013, 8:15 AM 13,478 Views 7 Comments

“The increase…would also increase the amount of IMF credit potentially available to Ireland should circumstances ever arise…”

# 1983

History lesson: What happened during the 1983 abortion referendum?

Dec 27th 2013, 7:45 AM 27,053 Views 94 Comments

Using first-hand materials gathered from the National Archives, we take a look at what happened before and after the contentious vote in 1983.

# 1983

The Attorney General's advice NOT to introduce 'pro-life' constitutional amendment

Dec 27th 2013, 7:45 AM 6,813 Views 15 Comments

17 extracts from Peter Sutherland’s advice which predicted many of the issues Ireland has seen over the past 30 years.

# State Papers

Phone tapping: Papers reveal garda commissioner's belief that he had no choice but to retire

Dec 27th 2013, 7:30 AM 8,175 Views 9 Comments

The Fine Gael-led government’s insistence in 1983 that two senior garda officers were not forced to retire over the phone tapping scandal is at odds with State papers released this month.

# 1983

'Ireland's Watergate': How the phone tapping scandal would lead to Haughey's downfall... eventually

Dec 27th 2013, 7:30 AM 12,639 Views 19 Comments

What was the phone tapping scandal? TheJournal.ie takes a step back in time and examines what was arguably the biggest political scandal in Irish history that would have consequences far beyond 1983.

# 1983 - Friday 9 August, 2013

# Brian Stack

Shatter: IRA needs to cooperate with Garda investigation into prison officer killing

Aug 9th 2013, 8:44 PM 6,214 Views 111 Comments

Gerry Adams confirmed earlier today that the IRA was responsible for the shooting dead of Brian Stack thirty years ago.

# 1983 - Friday 7 September, 2012

Guess who's back? Redknapp returns as Bournemouth advisor

# Comeback

From The42

# Comeback

Guess who's back? Redknapp returns as Bournemouth advisor

Sep 7th 2012, 5:53 PM 818 Views 1 Comment

The manager is back at the club where he began his coaching career in 1983.

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# 1983 - Sunday 24 March, 2019

# 1983 - Sunday 18 November, 2018

# 1983 - Wednesday 23 May, 2018

# 1983 - Saturday 13 September, 2014

# 1983 - Monday 18 August, 2014

# 1983 - Wednesday 1 January, 2014

# 1983 - Tuesday 31 December, 2013

# 1983 - Monday 30 December, 2013

# 1983 - Sunday 29 December, 2013

# 1983 - Saturday 28 December, 2013

# 1983 - Friday 27 December, 2013

# 1983 - Friday 9 August, 2013

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