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From Bill Clinton’s visit to Seamus Heaney’s Nobel Prize, the National Archives has released 14,000+ files detailing this historic year.
Explore the 2026 #StatePapers Annual Release: https://t.co/eFroPcjVRZ
It's the final day of @rtenews @rtepolitics #StatePapers coverage from @evelyn_orourke @HarryJManning and myself, so here's what's in today's files (see next few tweets).
And a big thanks to @NARIreland for the preview days - they'll have all files publicly available from Jan 2
The fourth and final day of the #StatePapers has revealed a wide range of stories from the worlds of politics, health, music, and more.
Read a summary of the main stories here and check in as we share more in-depth articles ⬇️
https://t.co/k3UXLo2csW
It's day 3 of 4 of the #StatePapers so here's what's in today's files (see next few tweets)
@rtenews @rtepolitics
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There's some dreadful shite in the State Papers, MSM obsess over every Christmas week. The opulence of some Irish Politicians 30 years ago & indeed some to this Day just as extraordinary as the Then, Prince Charles.
Want to know what @evelyn_orourke @HarryJManning and I have found in the first two days of our four day #StatePapers coverage?
I've been speaking with @cian_mccormack on @thisweekrte about the key stories to emerge so far:
https://t.co/vjvuakRTOp
@rtenews @rtepolitics
It's day two of four of the #StatePapers from the @NARIreland so here's what's in today's files (never thought I'd see pandas, paramilitaries and divorce in the same sentence, but that's the world we live in).
See the next few tweets for what's on offer today
Dive into Day 2 of the #StatePapers!
In the article below, you can read about how Ireland's ambassador to the Holy See was given a specific briefing on how to explain the reasons for the 1995 divorce referendum to the Vatican.
https://t.co/vxUWxZIKgD
That time of year for us history nerds.... #StatePapers
The State Papers include letters, private briefing notes and secret government documents relating to stories that were known at the time and others that somehow didn't see the light of day until now, writes Fiachra Ó Cionnaith
https://t.co/79Aa7dZs1H
Looking for some light reading over lunch? You can get a summary of some of the stories featured in the #StatePapers below, ahead of their release in January.
Stay tuned for more in-depth pieces focusing on key stories!
State Papers: Concerns over concert safety, Irish files about the abdication of King Edward VIII, VIP disruption at Dublin Airport and the CSO's relocation to Cork https://t.co/RrmCqpWCfU
1/6 Then Justice Minister, @fiannafailparty Gerald Boland “favoured the sending of children to America for adoption in suitable homes where the alternative would be life in an institution in this country” according to a memo from April 1954 contained in #StatePapers
Available from today are the annual transfers received during 2024 which include 30-year-old records from 1994 and records relating to the peace process and Northern Ireland. These #StatePapers can be viewed in our Reading Room so do come in to see them! @DeptCultureIRL
#DidYouKnow that you can view the records featured in media coverage of the release of #StatePapers relating mainly to 1994 when we re-open our Reading Room to the public on 2 January? Do drop in to see them and find out more about visiting us at https://t.co/5PFwtPcwxr!
Really enjoyed listening to @BerniceHarrison chat with @RMcGreevy1301 and @MarkHennessy on today's In The News | Ireland 1994: what declassified documents reveal about the Troubles, a Russian snub and Jack's Army on Podbean, check it out! https://t.co/cylsmHAuxy #StatePapers
John Bruton did not believe that Sinn Féin and the SDLP accurately represented the views of ordinary northern nationalists and wanted to carry out opinion polling to find out what they really wanted.
#StatePapers https://t.co/pDSqVzCt5R
More from the Irish #StatePapers
▪️JFK was ‘apathetic’ to ending partition
▪️British gave US copy of Casement’s alleged ‘Black Diaries’
▪️SF 'prevented' anti-Ahern graffiti
▪️Belfast had only three 'adequate' restaurants in 1998, officials told https://t.co/uShpsU2ZLu
State Papers: 80 years ago, Ireland's Jewish community rejected a claim that the State was antisemitic #StatePapers https://t.co/d2e9iVH1UU
State Papers: Minister thought £40m bill to keep Irish Steel Cork plant open in 1994 would not be 'a prudent use of scarce capital' https://t.co/EjdpY4oYzt #StatePapers
State papers: Two-year dispute over swimming pool at the residence of Ireland's Vatican ambassador #StatePapers #NationalArchives https://t.co/nbSs2Nv4Sl
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