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Friday 4 December 2020
The Birmingham Six and IRA semtex consignments were also spoken about.
The process was known as ‘shedding’.
The PM’s comments have been revealed in newly released state documents.
Notes from a secret meeting have just been released.
And not for the first time either.
The plan was revealed by British state papers released under the 30 year rule.
This is what you need to know this morning (and also: Be safe out there).
“It shows contempt for the whole process of accountability and transparency… It is an attempt, in my opinion, to hide something.”
The then-US Vice President wanted to influence Anglo-Irish relations, but timing prevented it.
Got a spare ten minutes to watch our nomination for least balanced ‘documentary’ of 2013?
The sad end to the search for missing Peggy Mangan, a court appearance over the Leicester fire and the Taoiseach says ‘no’ to a TV debate.
A plaque with the inscription “Margaret Thatcher 1925 – 2013″ was placed at the site where she was laid to rest in the grounds of a military nursing home.
The iconic Spitting Image doll goes under the hammer at a Whytes auction in Dublin this weekend…
This is the week that was, in photos…
Reflecting how divisive the former prime minister was during her political life, supporters and detractors turned out for Margaret Thatcher’s funeral this morning.
2,300 people will attend the ceremony at St. Paul’s Cathedral, with 4,000 police officers and 700 military personnel on duty.
Danny Jones and his son Jordan came from Liverpool and are willing to stay outside for the night ahead of tomorrow’s ceremonies.
The Roddy Doyle play was due to be launched next week.
‘Ding! Dong! The Witch is Dead’ made number two in the UK singles charts; here’s how the BBC treated the news…
Breaking via The Mire wire: How Ireland has some of the fittest fat kids in the world and why the axing of Communion grants is ‘worse than the famine’.
The broadcaster is under pressure to ban the song which has surged up the charts in the wake of Margaret Thatcher’s death on Monday.
With the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste unavailable, it will be Education Minister Ruairí Quinn who attends the late British Prime Minister’s funeral next week.
In an interview with a Fermanagh newspaper, Adams also said he forgave the former British Prime Minister.
The lady’s not for jumping…
“For me that is our only remembrance at the game on Saturday.”
MPs paid tribute to the late Prime Minister in a special Commons and Lords debate today.
The honours afforded to Margaret Thatcher’s funeral will be equivalent to those given to the Queen Mother and Princess Diana.
Assassination attempts, the Hunger Strikes, and historic agreements were just some of the events involving Britain and Ireland that took place during the Iron Lady’s 11 years as Prime Minister.
In its subhead, the Daily Mirror asks: “So should she really be given a ceremonial funeral like Princess Diana?”
Taoiseach Enda Kenny said he was saddened to hear of the death of the “formidable political leader”.
The President said he was “sorry to learn of the death of Lady Thatcher” and extended his condolences to her family.
Miners’ strikes, IRA bombings, the Falklands invasion and the threat of Brussels…
“Thatcher”. Not “that Cher”.
The late former British PM “did great hurt to the Irish and British people”, says the Sinn Féin president in a strongly-worded statement
The former Conservative leader and three-time prime minister suffered a stroke and died peacefully, a spokesman says.
The 87-year-old former leader has suffered a number of health problems in recent years.
Blair said he is looking to move back into British public life and hopes to take on an international political job.
Our essential roundup of the day’s big stories – plus any bits and pieces you may have missed.
A stonemason and thatcher in Co Mayo has revealed his vision for building a home that independent of fossil fuels and free from pollution.
RESTAURANTS AND GASTROPUBS are allowed to reopen across the country from today.
Ireland entered Level 3 restrictions earlier this week after spending six weeks at Level 5.
Non-essential shops and services have reopened, cultural institutions like cinemas and museums are back open and from today, you can once again dine in a restaurant.
So, today we want to know: Do you plan on going to a restaurant/gastropub this weekend?
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