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What Irish & British spies got up to during the Troubles. Analysis by Michael Kennedy @difp-ria.bsky.social of the scope of intelligence gathering by both Irish and British authorities in Northern Ireland - from Documents on Irish Foreign Policy Vol. XIV: 1969-1973 www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

How Ian Paisley was viewed by the Irish Government at the start of the Troubles. Analysis by John Gibney @difp-ria.bsky.social - from Documents on Irish Foreign Policy Vol. XIV: 1969-1973 www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Why Irish Government called on UN to intervene in Troubles in 1969. Taoiseach Jack Lynch's request followed many such demands by nationalists for the UN's engagement in Northern Ireland, writes @melissabaird.bsky.social @difp-ria.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

It's 1970 & the Irish army are plotting to invade Northern Ireland... Michael Kennedy @difp-ria.bsky.social on how plans for Irish army to make incursions into NI were mooted after violence & riots in 1969 - from Documents on Irish Foreign Policy Vol. XIV: 1969-1973 www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Volume X of DIFP is now free open access online at www.difp.ie/books/volume-10/

Read: How Irish diplomats reacted to Bernadette Devlin's 1969 US tour by our colleague in Documents on Irish Foreign Policy Assistant Editor, Dr Melissa Baird: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2... #DocumentsOnIrishForeignPolicy #DIFP #BernadetteDevlin

My first piece on the new volume of @difp-ria.bsky.social (&first Bluesky post!), and it’s all about Irish diplomacy during Bernadette Devlin McAliskey’s 1969 US tour: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2... @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social

And here it is ... #DIFPXIV

DIFP XIV has arrived. You can buy it here: shop.ria.ie/products/doc...

DIFP XIV (1969~1973) is arriving #imminent.

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