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    The Co Armagh checkpoint where Lance Bombardier Stephen Restorick, 23, was shot dead in February, 1997

    1997 British state papers show struggle for peace in NI

    Efforts to restore the IRA ceasefire, and provide a path for Sinn Féin into all-party talks, were a drain on John Major's time during his last months in Downing Street.

    Ireland • 30 Dec 20
    Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael - sworn enemies work together

    Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael - sworn enemies work together

    News Lens • 27 Jun 20
    There is a statue of Britain's shortest-serving PM, George Canning, in Parliament Square

    Johnson not the shortest-serving PM - but by how much?

    Now that the UK general election campaign is formally underway, Boris Johnson has no guarantee if his big gamble will pay off.

    UK Election 2019 • 07 Nov 19
    The poll was conducted by RTÉ in conjunction with a number of Irish universities and was carried out by Behaviour & Attitudes

    Exit poll: Large majority vote to change abortion laws

    An RTÉ exit poll has found a massive vote in favour of removing the Eighth Amendment from the Constitution, across all regions of the country.

    Eighth Amendment • 30 May 18
    The X Case led to protest marches on both sides of the debate

    Ireland's abortion debates through the years

    Eighth Amendment • 27 Apr 18
    David Mccullagh: How would a presidential reelection campaign look?

    A Campaign Without Campaigning?

    David McCullagh looks at the historical precedents for a president seeking reelection

    Analysis and Comment • 21 Mar 18
    Ronan Fanning, 1941-2017

    'No documents, no history'

    After the Civil War, Eamon de Valera spent a year as a guest of the nation in Arbour Hill. His cause defeated, his career in ruins, and with no apparent way to recover, he began to think about his reputation, a matter of some importance to him.

    Analysis and Comment • 20 Jan 17
    TK Whitaker 1916-2017

    A century of public service

    There are very few public servants who are household names; fewer still whose death would make front page news. So why was T.K. Whitaker, who died yesterday at the age of 100, different?

    Analysis and Comment • 12 Jan 17
    What next for the anti-Trump brigade?

    Stop whining and go try to make your case

    Last month, an Irish Times poll showed that 82% of Irish people supported Hillary Clinton in the US election, compared to 6% who backed Donald Trump (Irish Times, 9/10/16) To say his victory hasn’t gone down well here would be an understatement (though the bitter

    Analysis and Comment • 16 Nov 16

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