John Chilcot obituary: British civil servant who played key role in NI peace process
Celebrated public servant was also known for his penetrating inquiry into Iraq War
British state papers: John Major did not want admission of ‘regret’ over Bloody Sunday
Former British prime minister refused to sign letter to John Hume on 25th anniversary
John Hume’s discreet attempt to restore IRA ceasefire
SDLP leader tried to start a fresh initiative using ‘medium of Protestant Church leaders’
Extent of British discomfort at commemorating Irish Famine revealed
John Major said 1996 service would look like an apology and offend unionists, files show
Journalist and author Chris Ryder dies aged 73
IRA threatened to murder reporter who covered Troubles virtually from their outset
Seamus Mallon: An honest, straight-talking Ulsterman
Behind his sometimes dour public persona, Mallon had a mischievous sense of fun
Ex-British PM John Major shelved Famine commemoration
Plan to mark 150th anniversary cancelled over fears of debate concerning UK apology
Civil service feared Major would be ‘hiding’ from Adams during Clinton visit
British government papers show concerns over ‘hiding-behind-potted-plants scenario’
State papers: Mary Robinson-Gerry Adams handshake angered NI office
‘Dev must be spinning in his grave,’ said British ambassador in Dublin
British interest in appointment of Kennedy-Smith as US ambassador in Dublin
Report of walk in the Phoenix Park by the new ambassador and the Ulster Unionist MP Ken Maginness
Gnashing of teeth after Orangemen compared to ‘cannibals’
Belfast archive 1993: Angry Orange Order demanded Northern secretary eat his words
How Britain tried to stop Gerry Adams getting US visa
State Papers 1994: US officials told Sinn Féin ‘likely to increase the level of violence’ in North
Paisley jnr raised prospect of ‘Border adjustments’ with US diplomat
Belfast 1994 archives: American embassy official described meetings with NI politicians
Mayhew was criticised by both sides over shoot-to-kill decision
British colleagues also perplexed by ‘national security’ reason for lack of prosecutions
Thatcher furious with Haughey over failure to extradite ‘mad priest’ over IRA claims
Taoiseach complained of PM’s ‘constant bickering’ after Fr Patrick Ryan arrest
With the toss of a wig! Mo Mowlam and the Belfast Agreement
As Northern Ireland secretary, her unique behavioural style, issue-based perspective and inclusivity were fundamental to the peace deal
Adams’s arrival in the US gave him an enormous boost
The British government was furious at Clinton for embracing Adams
British diplomat identified as ‘passionate lover of Ireland’
The late Sir David Goodall was an ‘enthusiast for Irish and related causes’, official wrote
1992 in the North: 85 people killed in the Troubles
Peter Brooke was replaced by Patrick Mayhew as a new taoiseach was installed
Loughinisland massacre: ‘What happened that night happened to everybody’
A new documentary ‘No Stone Unturned’ reveals a litany of corruption before, during and after the events of June 19th, 1994
How Arlene Foster helped nationalism find its teeth
DUP leader has hardened nationalist resolve like no unionist first minister before her
Former NI secretary of state Patrick Mayhew dies
Mayhew was the longest-serving secretary of state for Northern Ireland
Margaret Thatcher angered by Irish ‘inaction on terrorism’
Anglo-Irish Agreement appeared a ‘hollow sham’ after delay of IRA suspect extradition
US congressman: Adams warned of IRA threat before bombing
British demand for prior decommissioning was ‘single most serious mistake’ made by any party involved in peace process, says former Irish diplomat in BBC programme
Charles Haughey ‘distrusted’ Department of Foreign Affairs
State papers reveal partition of Ireland was ‘at the heart of contemporary politics’ in 1988
The path to a political solution in Northern Ireland
Chronology of attempts before and since the Anglo-Irish agreement
Peter Temple-Morris: peace process owes debt to parliamentary grassroots
Ireland and the injustices of history always fascinated me, says the British-Irish Inter-Parliamentary Body’s first co-chair, who puts it down to his Celtic roots
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