Former rugby player says he is ‘very humbled and honoured’ by the council’s decision

State Papers: As Iran-Iraq war raged, Noonan floated idea for sale of boats to Iranian navy

State Papers 1986: Naval Service had no suitable craft for requested ‘pilgrimage’ by relatives

State Papers 1986: the year after agreement was signed relations remained complex

State papers 1986: Government under pressure over proposed ban on South African produce as Dunnes Stores strike continued

Michael D Higgins and Enda Kenny among mourners at funeral of businessman

Formidable Fine Gael TD and minister was ‘immensely popular’, says President Higgins

Business success of the Barry’s Tea owner was secondary to his political impact

As minister he helped overcome British reluctance during Anglo Irish Agreement talks

Businessman played important role in Anglo Irish agreement during foreign affairs tenure

Away from the glamour of Ladies’ Day, women are riding high in all aspects of the annual Dublin Horse Show

FitzGerald agrees to address Paris conference on evolution of Irish foreign policy

Despite plan made with women’s charity, event clashed with bank holiday weekend

State was fighting in European Court of Human Rights to retain ban on homosexuality

‘Who’s Who in Ireland’ had harp design as‘an exact reproduction of the official crest’

Northern Catholics offended by ‘lurid descriptions of hedonistic debauchery’

Determined efforts by employers’ body and ICTU failed to achieve resolution

State Papers 1985: Sinn Féin ‘not a concern to us in our jurisdiction’, says minister

John Junor of ‘Sunday Express’ admonished by British press council

State Papers 1985: Reports noted tensions between Seamus Mallon and John Hume

Thirty years ago on Sunday November 15th, FitzGerald and Thatcher sealed deal at a press conference at which everything was sweetness and light . . .

Against all the odds, the agreement showed that politics could actually work in the North

Northern state papers 1987: Peter Barry felt nationalist identity was insufficiently recognised

Legendary defender says Wexford’s Ciarán McDonald one of best full forwards around

Bill O’Herlihy: September 28th, 1938 - May 25th, May 2015

Mary Lou McDonald says small number of people ’overpaid and over-pensioned’

Mary Lou McDonald says some former politicians ‘overpaid and over-pensioned’

Note from 1986 refers to sensitivity Dublin felt about appearing to ‘pay homage’ to UK

Belfast papers show tensions over Orange parade on nationalist Garvaghy Road

Irish government said conditions in Belfast complex allowed extremism to flourish

Protests over Central America and nuclear weapons dubbed part of ‘democratic process’

‘No real prospect’ of arguing homosexuality ban was necessary for protection of morals

Papers show ambivalence on part of Thatcher and Northern secretary King

Fine Gael European election candidate explained her father, Peter Barry, “quite friendly with Liam”

President recalls family links with Leeside at a ceremony attended by several hundred

Comments by Harris seen as criticism of party running mate Clune

NI secretary of state told Hume to be clear on what was and was not feasible

The establishment of CBC school in 1888 was a ‘statement in favour of democracy’

Former Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave among those who came to pay their respects