Margaret Thatcher’s moods, Garret FitzGerald’s outburst – a diplomat looks back
Late British diplomat David Goodall recalls the creation of the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement
Late British diplomat David Goodall recalls the creation of the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement
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State Papers: 1987 files describe mission to promote Anglo-Irish Agreement
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State Papers 1986: the year after agreement was signed relations remained complex
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Northern Ireland Office fretted that FF leader might renege on 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement
Thatcher had concerns, feared unionist reaction, but officials and FitzGerald pressed on
State Papers 1985: Taoiseach careful to keep Margaret Thatcher engaged during talks
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While Margaret Thatcher was unionist at heart, the situation in the North wasnot working. In Garret FitzGerald she found a leader to reach agreement with
Former British diplomat David Goodall recalls the initiation of the dialogue that led to the Anglo-Irish Agreement
Against all the odds, the agreement showed that politics could actually work in the North
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