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# STATE PAPERS 1989

All time
'Dear Charlie': State Papers reveal 'warm congratulations' sent after Haughey regained power in 1989
Charlie Haughey's hotel suite during a visit to France was triple the cost of the room given to another minister
'Beauty and splendour' of Adare Manor passed over as possible 1989 East-West summit venue
'A statement of national pride' with 30-mile views: the unsuccessful plan to build Dublin's Eiffel Tower
Beneath the surface: the plan for a £15m underground shopping mall at the site of Nelson's Pillar
An IRA 'propaganda victory': US embassy was asked not to issue travel advice after 1980s rail bombings
Peacekeepers' killings in Lebanon led government to halt Israeli plans to open Irish embassy
'Take them to hell': The curious tale of the hidden Russian jewels and Dev's deal with the Bolsheviks
Cobh's 'military' potential and nuclear dumping in Donegal: concerns about Ireland at end of Cold War
The Christmas cards sent to Haughey asking him not to forget The Birmingham Six
NI lobby group was accused of misleading investors about Republic to 'damage our national interest'
The 1989 letters exchanged between a Birmingham Six prisoner and Charlie Haughey