Brian Hutton

In Northern Ireland, Brexit proved a catalyst for political awakening in a generation that sees the EU debate through the prism of the debate on Irish unity

IRA spectacularly ended its ceasefire in February 1996 with a massive explosion in London’s financial district

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams told Irish government officials to 'pretend we are the IRA' during secret talks in 1996

Ireland’s ambassador to London helped locate an ‘Irish domestic’ for the playwright’s English home

Estonia urged Irish government to publicly reject Russian claims but officials advised against ‘saying anything’

An RTÉ camera crew who told Americans to “f*** off” and a British submarine that towed an Irish trawler backwards feature in this year’s release

Former Zimbabwe ruler stayed in Co Kildare; Irish officials told he ‘would like to visit book shops’

Former SDLP leader John Hume claimed he drafted the IRA ceasefire statement for Gerry Adams, according to 'secret' file

Garda inquiry into killing of Catholic man on way to GAA match noted victim subject to ‘excessive amount of harassment’ by British forces

Irish officials were secretly warned that elements within loyalism were pushing for attacks on economic targets in Dublin after the IRA bombed the London Docklands in February 1996

Officials examining prospect of Irish unity in 1993 said it would take 50 years for Catholic population to overtake Protestant. In fact, it took less than 30 years

Army chiefs and political leaders attend meticulous ceremony for burial of soldier killed in Lebanon

A quarter of images detected ‘appeared to have been generated by children themselves’, Hotline.ie warns

Photos and videos of the snow were posted on social media, with ‘sneachta’ trending on Twitter

Ana Leddy, who ran the station for eight years, believes axing of breakfast show and news bulletins will be a ‘killer blow’