1990 Annual Release: Department of the Taoiseach Northern Ireland Division

1990 Annual Release: Department of the Taoiseach Northern Ireland Division

The Northern Ireland files are part of the main Central Registry series of the Department of the Taoiseach. They relate to the work of the Department in dealing with Northern Ireland and Anglo-Irish relations. The files released for 1990 include relations with Northern Ireland political parties, meetings between Taoiseach Charles Haughey and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Conference, the Gibraltar shooting, and prison conditions in Britain and Northern Ireland.

A selection of files have been scanned and are available to view as PDF documents below.  See here for the full list to the complete 1990 release.

 

2020/17/2  South Africa: religious, racial and political persecution
protests.

2020/17/5  Irish Republican Army: activities in Great Britain.

2020/17/8  Sinn Féin.

2020/17/10  Sinn Féin.

2020/17/11  European control of terrorism: Extradition (European
Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism) Act, 1987.

2020/17/12  European control of terrorism: Extradition (European
Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism) Act, 1987.

2020/17/15  Northern Ireland: relations with the SDLP [Social
Democratic Labour Party].

2020/17/16  Northern Ireland: relations with the SDLP [Social
Democratic Labour Party].

2020/17/17  Northern Ireland: relations with the Alliance Party.

2020/17/18 Northern Ireland: relations with Ulster Unionist Party
(UUP).

2020/17/19  British Army: activities in Northern Ireland.

2020/17/21  British Prevention of Terrorism Act, 1974.

2020/17/26  Complaints against the RUC [Royal Ulster Constabulary].

2020/17/28  Complaints against the RUC [Royal Ulster Constabulary].

2020/17/30  Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1978.

2020/17/31  Meetings between Taoiseach Charles Haughey and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

2020/17/32  Meetings between Taoiseach Charles Haughey and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

2020/17/34 IRA [Irish Republican Army] activities in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

2020/17/36  IRA [Irish Republican Army] activities in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

2020/17/38  Northern Ireland: proposals for settlement.

2020/17/4o  Anglo-Irish Agreement, 1985: reports.

2020/17/43  Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Conference.

2020/17/44  Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Conference.

2020/17/45  Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Conference.

2020/17/46  Anglo-Irish Intergovernmental Conference.

2020/17/47  Northern Ireland: Irish language.

2020/17/50  Prison conditions in Britain and Northern Ireland:
Birmingham Six and Guildford Four.

2020/17/52  Prison conditions in Britain and Northern Ireland:
Birmingham Six and Guildford Four.

2020/17/53  Arms smuggling: MV Eksund.

2020/17/54  Gibraltar shooting, 6 March 1988.

2020/17/55  Unionists and SDLP [Social Democratic and Labour Party] discussions with British government.

2020/17/56  Unionists and SDLP [Social Democratic and Labour Party] discussions with British government.

2020/17/58  Northern Ireland: correspondence and resolutions.

2020/17/59  Northern Ireland: correspondence and resolutions.

2020/17/60  Possible discussions between Irish government and
Unionists.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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