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Thatcher, Northern Ireland and Anglo-Irish Relations, 1979-1990
From ‘as British as Finchley’ to ‘no selfish strategic interest’: Thatcher, Northern Ireland and Anglo-Irish Relations, 1979-1990 Fiona Diane McKelvey, BA (Hons), MRes Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences of Ulster University A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the Ulster University for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy August 2018 I confirm that the word count of this thesis is less than 100,000 words excluding the title page, contents, acknowledgements, summary or abstract, abbreviations, footnotes, diagrams, maps, illustrations, tables, appendices, and references or bibliography Contents Acknowledgements i Abstract ii Abbreviations iii List of Tables v Introduction An Unrequited Love Affair? Unionism and Conservatism, 1885-1979 1 Research Questions, Contribution to Knowledge, Research Methods, Methodology and Structure of Thesis 1 Playing the Orange Card: Westminster and the Home Rule Crises, 1885-1921 10 The Realm of ‘old unhappy far-off things and battles long ago’: Ulster Unionists at Westminster after 1921 18 ‘For God's sake bring me a large Scotch. What a bloody awful country’: 1950-1974 22 Thatcher on the Road to Number Ten, 1975-1979 26 Conclusion 28 Chapter 1 Jack Lynch, Charles J. Haughey and Margaret Thatcher, 1979-1981 31 'Rise and Follow Charlie': Haughey's Journey from the Backbenches to the Taoiseach's Office 34 The Atkins Talks 40 Haughey’s Search for the ‘glittering prize’ 45 The Haughey-Thatcher Meetings 49 Conclusion 65 Chapter 2 Crisis in Ireland: The Hunger Strikes, 1980-1981 -
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European Community No. 26/1984 July 10, 1984 Contact: Ella Krucoff (202) 862-9540 THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: 1984 ELECTION RESULTS :The newly elected European Parliament - the second to be chosen directly by European voters -- began its five-year term last month with an inaugural session in Strasbourg~ France. The Parliament elected Pierre Pflimlin, a French Christian Democrat, as its new president. Pflimlin, a parliamentarian since 1979, is a former Prime Minister of France and ex-mayor of Strasbourg. Be succeeds Pieter Dankert, a Dutch Socialist, who came in second in the presidential vote this time around. The new assembly quickly exercised one of its major powers -- final say over the European Community budget -- by blocking payment of a L983 budget rebate to the United Kingdom. The rebate had been approved by Community leaders as part of an overall plan to resolve the E.C.'s financial problems. The Parliament froze the rebate after the U.K. opposed a plan for covering a 1984 budget shortfall during a July Council of Ministers meeting. The issue will be discussed again in September by E.C. institutions. Garret FitzGerald, Prime Minister of Ireland, outlined for the Parliament the goals of Ireland's six-month presidency of the E.C. Council. Be urged the representatives to continue working for a more unified Europe in which "free movement of people and goods" is a reality, and he called for more "intensified common action" to fight unemployment. Be said European politicians must work to bolster the public's faith in the E.C., noting that budget problems and inter-governmental "wrangles" have overshadolted the Community's benefits. -
Ahane Supporters Cha'ir Their Capt-Airy D
COAT{TYHURLIIIG CHAMPIONS firo falned Ahano hurling team yhio^h recaptured. the County Ilunling Championship by ilefeating Geraldines at tho Ga.elic Grounds last Sunda,y, It is scven yeais s!.nce Afiane lasdwon tlie tible. Bo'btorfi (le$t -row t-o right)-P. 4plly, {. Poyle, t. Byrnes, I}. Leunard (Ca,pt.), S, Herbert, J. Graham, D. Houli- hen Standi:rg -$ef! tp ris_ht)-Peddy McMahon (traiuer); James Conwiy (treasurer), John P<iwer, Tom ga,sey 9_?3gV Endght, Mick Iferbert (Committee), Micha,el IIelly, Fhil ahern (Vioe.Capta.in),'John Mclrarron'F-y31t'- Wil4amsecretarv' _I{e,ane, Seen, Leona,rd, Very Rev. J. Fogerty, P.1?., Castleconneli lPresitlent)'; John .TIAIRING oF TIIE cAprAIN Enthusiastic Ahane supporters cha'ir their Capt-airy D. Leonard, following the presentation of the coveted trophy, -1-- - I ri llirl[tl fIIE ,Iaok ffilffi#r ChampionHurlers & ChampionFoo$t$**u By defeating Abbeyfeale the Ahane Club becorne Football Champions of County Limerick. They are also County H-url-ing Champions. Included in the photograph of the football tuu* *rii, of the farnous county hurling tearn, All-Ireland champions. ""u "i'E- AHANE- 1937Linurick. SeniorHurling Chtmpions. - .lt-' il tl ft'3 lly Opinion-Jaekie Power JACKIE POIVEB-rvho lvon arr all-Ireland hurllng meda,l with Limerick ln 1940, wa6 ono of their moat ver8a,tile players. He pla,yd ln diferent poei- STOPPTAYING MEN tlons ran,ging from the went iD more for trrst-time back-llns to the fonrards ground hurllng and ov€rhead for hls cnrmty and pro- striking. The lesult wa.s, the ball l'lnce. -
Sheedy's Men Munster's Kings
SShheeeeddyy’’ss MMeenn MMuunnsstteerr’’ss KKiinnggss Part one Issue 11 July 13th 2009 photo; SPORTSFILE EDITORIAL COMMENT Issue 11 July 13th 2009 p 2 Hello Hurling Fans, With the Munster Final, the 2 qualifiers, the Christy Ring, Nicky Rackard and Lory Meagher Cup Finals along with a special interview with one of the greatest living legends of the game Micky ‘The Rattler’ Byrne we are diving this week’s issue into 2 PDF’s. In that way we can keep the resolution of the photos high and the size of both sections will be less than one megabyte. Part one is the magazine section and part two is the weekend roundup. The three Cup Finals in Croke Park provided some fine hurling but the crowd was just under 4,000 so it is probably back to the drawing board for those finals. Each needs to be played as a curtain raiser to a game from the Liam McCarthy Championship to create the right atmosphere. The Munster Final had patches of fine hurling and some fine individual displays but lacked the intensity of former classics. Both teams Tipperary and Waterford are continu - ing to make progress. Tipperary still look the best challenger to the champions but Wa - terford battled with heart and could yet make a final four berth. Best wishes ‘til next week from Hurling World. FEATURE Mickey ‘The Rattler’Byrne Issue 11 July 13th 2009 p 3 Rattle ‘em Mickey! Mickey ‘The Rattler’ Byrne from Thurles Sarsfields, held down the right fullback position for Tipperary for 12 championship seasons between 1949 and 1960 and was a substitute on the All-Ireland winning team of 1945. -
Official Journal Ess Volume 28 of the European Communities 3 Aprfl I985
^-m^ /* /*• • <g -y- -| ISSN 0378-6986 Official Journal ess Volume 28 of the European Communities 3 Aprfl i985 English cdmon Information and Notices Notice No Contents Page I Information European Parliament Written Questions without answer 85/C 85/01 No 1593/84 by Mrs Marijke Van Hemeldonck to the Commission Subject: Tax rebates for frontier workers' business expenses 1 85/C 85/02 No 1594/84 by Mr Jaak Vandemeulebroucke to the Commission Subject: European School in Luxembourg 1 85/C 85/03 No 1596/84 by Mr Pieter Dankert to the Commission Subject: Vital interest 1 85/C 85/04 No 1597/84 by Mr Elmar Brok to the Commission Subject: Sectoral aids for the textiles industry in some Member States 2 85/C 85/05 No 1598/84 by Mr Christopher Beazley to the Commission Subject: Famine in Ethiopia 2 85/C 85/06 No 1600/84 by Mr Otmar Franz to the Commission Subject: Machine-tool industry 3 85/C 85/07 No 1601/84 by Mr Jaak Vandemeulebroucke to the Commission Subject: Assessment of the Commission's administrative practices prior to the end of its term . 3 85/C 85/08 No 1602/84 by Mr Ray MacSharry to the Commission Subject: Environment and farming 3 85/C 85/09 No 1606/84 by Mr Sylvester Barrett to the Commission Subject: State aids 3 85/C 85/10 No 1608/84 by Mr Hugh McMahon to the Commission Subject: ECSC — universal flats 4 85/C 85/11 No 1611/84 by Mr Dieter Rogalla to the Commission Subject: Exemption from tax for secondhand articles 4 85/C 85/12 No 1615/84 by Mrs Nicole Chouraqui to the Commission Subject: Equal opportunities 4 85/C 85/13 No 1616/84 -
Cluiche Ceathrú Ceannais Iománaíochta Na Mumhan 2020 Cluiche Ceannais Iománaíochta Na Sraithe Roinn 1 2020 CLÁR OIFIGIÚIL
Cluiche Ceathrú Ceannais Iománaíochta Na Mumhan 2020 Cluiche Ceannais Iománaíochta na Sraithe Roinn 1 2020 www.munster.gaa.ie CLÁR OIFIGIÚIL STAID SEMPLE, DÚRLAS Dé Domhnaigh, 25 Deireadh Fómhair 2020 Tosnú: 3:45pm • Réiteoir: Fergal Horgan (Tiobraid Árann) AN CLÁR v LUIMNEACH Watching the match at home? Share your match day thoughts, photos and videos using #HurlingToTheCore and let’s watch it together. 2 #HTTC Programe Ad 165mm x 237mm X1A.indd 1 16/10/2020 12:28 Teachtaireacht ó Uachtarán CLG Dia daoibh, a chairde, agus fáilte ar ais arís chuig na cluichí agus chuig an ócáid speisialta seo. It gives me great pleasure to extend a warm welcome to you here to Semple Stadium Thurles on this most significant occasion and a match that forms part of the landmark that is the start of the 2020 inter-county GAA Championships, and also draws down the curtain on the Allianz Hurling Leagues. It is fair to say that there have been several moments when it looked as if we would not be here in this position. In many ways the world we knew and took for granted last March seems a lot longer than seven months ago. So much has been lost, and more important than the freedoms and privileges we so badly miss are the lost lives of the more than 2,500 Irish people all over the island who passed away at the hands of the coronavirus and left a void in the lives of the loved ones who mourn them. As we return to inter-county action the perils of the world we find ourselves in still exist. -
Mick Hennessy
Mick Hennessy Mick gave great service too to the GAA as a referee taking charge of games throughout the county and at inter- The hurling grounds at Ballyhickey – Hennessy Memorial county level. He had the distinction of refereeing two Park – are named after one of Clare’s most brilliant hurlers senior All Ireland hurling finals in 1942 and 1944. and finest hurling administrators, Mick Hennessy. Outside of hurling another great passion of Mick’s was He was born and reared and lived all his life in the coursing. He was an active member of Tradaree coursing parish at Toonagh, Mick was a tall handsome fair-haired club of which he was Chairman for many years. athletic man with a striking personality. He was a great communicator and anyone who knew him would say he Mick will long be remembered by people of this parish was surely one of nature’s gentlemen. and beyond as a warm, friendly patient man. He was an outstanding athlete and trainer, who advised, coached As a county player Mick had few equals, he was fast and motivated players in his quiet but confident and strong and very skilful. Mick first played for Clare in the competent manner. He was a man of great passion and 1933/34 League campaign and continued to play for the emotion but with a most forgiving and non-judgemental county for ten years. “A dynamo of energy in the scoring nature – a much loved man. area” (Clare Champion report 1941), Mick scored three goals against Cork in the second half of the Munster Championship in 1936. -
Annerville Awards to the 2008 Tipperary Sports Stars
Tiobraid Árann Abú - United Sports Panel 1959-2009 in conjunction with Bulmers Ltd Golden Jubilee Presentation of the Annerville Awards to the 2008 Tipperary Sports Stars 1 in Hotel Minella, Clonmel on Saturday, 31st January, 2009 United Sports Panel 2009: Back Row (left to right) Eamonn Wynne, Johnny O’Loughlin, Dave Hallinan, Seamus McCarthy, David Clancy, Liam Ó Donnchú; Front Row (left to right) Jimmy Cooney, Seamus King, James Holohan, Ken Conway, Richie Blanche. 2 Foreword When a number of sports enthusiasts got together in 1959, little did they realise that they were starting something that would stand the test of time and be still a force 50 years later. Led by Sean Barlow and the late Sean Lyons the United Sports Panel was formed. They felt the time was right to have an Award Scheme in the county to honour amateur sports stars in their chosen sports annually. In fact, one should note that these were the first such awards in the country. As well as honouring Tipperary’s outstanding amateur sportspersons the United Sports Panel had another aim, as expressed by the second chairman, the late Tom Halpin, when he presented the awards in 1964. He expressed the hope ‘that functions such as these, which brought the stars of various sports together, would help to promote unity in sport.’ Like all innovations, it was not without its teething problems. Finding ways to finance it and getting venues were just two of them. In the early days businesses in Clonmel were canvassed to sponsor the trophies. This problem was eliminated for the 1964 awards when Messrs Showerings Ltd. -
2 Field of Dreams
2 FIELD OF DREAMS Sunday,FIELD OF DREAMS 15 July 1984. There were just five minutes left. The swaying, heaving, seething Tipperary crowd could almost taste the triumph. It had been thirteen long years since their last victory over the old enemy to the south. Many of the schoolchildren now screaming themselves hoarse around Semple Stadium couldn’t even remember a time when Tipperary were Munster champions, let alone All-Ireland holders. And yet glory now beckoned – and the sweet intoxication of beating Cork. Around the ground a slow hum of anticipation began to build – a living, breathing homage to Raymond Smith’s famous declaration that there was no sporting cathedral in the world like Thurles on a Munster championship Sunday. Fans tore their eyes away from the pitch to desperately check the time. Not long now. Yet in almost every blue-and-gold stomach a tight knot of icy apprehension defied the logic of time. ‘There isn’t time for Cork to come back – is there?’ A few fans were worried by the thought: Tipperary, after all, had themselves beaten Clare in the semi-final four weeks before, thanks to a last-minute Liam Maher goal after a penalty had been won by Nicky English. Ger Loughnane’s Clare were two points up and apparently destined for the Munster final, with the clock running down, when Tipp struck. But Tipp fans took heart from the sight of the Cork crowd, dozens of whom were now giving up the match for lost and streaming towards their cars and the train station in a bid to beat the traffic. -
GAA Oral History Project Interview Report Form
REFERENCE NO. CK/1/33 GAA Oral History Project Interview Report Form Name of Regina Fitzpatrick Interviewer Date of Interview 23rd July 2013 Location Silver Springs Hotel, Cork City Name of Christy Cooney Interviewee (Maiden name / Nickname) Biographical Summary of Interviewee Gender Male Born Year Born: 1953 Home County: Cork Education Primary: Youghal National School, Co. Cork. Secondary: Youghal CBS, Co. Cork. Third Level: University of Sheffield, UK Family Siblings: 4 brothers & 1 sister Current Family if Different: His wife Anne, son Patrick and daughter Edel Club(s) Youghal GAA [Cork] Occupation Retired Assistant Director General FÁS Parents’ Textiles Production Manager [Father]; Housewife [Mother] Occupation Religion Roman Catholic Political Affiliation / Fianna Fáil Membership Other Club/Society Youghal Golf Club Membership(s) 1 REFERENCE NO. CK/1/33 Date of Report 16th August 2013 Period Covered 1920s - 2013 Counties/Countries Cork, Limerick, Dublin, Waterford, Kerry, Tipperary, Covered Clare, Kilkenny, Tyrone, Sligo, Mayo Key Themes Facilities, Playing, Administration, Celebrations, Religion, Covered Role of Clergy, Role of Women, Role of the Club in the Community, Identity, Culture, All-Ireland, Club History, County History, Earliest Memories, Family Involvement, Impact on Life, Career, Challenges, Sacrifices, Politics, Opening of Croke Park, Politics, Professionalism, Purchase of Grounds, Relationships, Rivalry Interview Summary Christy talks about the GAA tradition in his family in particular the place of the GAA in his father’s life. He recalls growing up in Youghal and the place of the GAA in community life, commenting on the contribution of local administrators, schools and clergy. The games are discussed at length along with players he has admired throughout the years. -
2021 GAA MEDIA GUIDE Treoirleabhar Na Meán 2021
2021 GAA MEDIA GUIDE Treoirleabhar na Meán 2021 @officialgaa 2021 GAA Media Guide - Teachtaireacht ón Uachtaráin Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur romhaibh go léir ar ais chuig ár gcluichí The last 14 months have come as a challenge to us all and while we have some distance to travel before we can once again look forward to big games with full stadiums, there are green shoots ahead of us. Who could have known in mid-March last year when we took the decision to shut our activities down, that the Covid challenge would still be front and centre as the summer of 2021 approaches? The best of the GAA shone as we grappled with profound changes to our lives and the supports provided by our club and county network to those who needed them most was both heartening and reassuring. Our games when they returned were a welcome tonic. The club championships and all of the activity that preceded them helped breathe life back into communities right across the GAA family. Similarly, in the darkest days of winter the inter-county games provided us with a focal point and a welcome distraction as we grew accustomed to supporting our players and teams from afar. In the coming weeks, the Allianz League games will come thick and fast and the interest and excitement will follow. We have shown flexibility in organising our competitions, most notably in football where again a straight knockout approach will apply. I would like to acknowledge the buy-in from everyone concerned in helping to make both last year and this season work, and I have no doubt that the entertainment value and profile of the games will be as high as ever. -
The Long Wait Is Over!
Inside: Allianz Cumann na mBunscol News l Photos/Stories Galore In Limerick GAA Youth Magazine Winter 2018 Volume 23 Number 1 €3.00 association with mrbinman.com www.thegreenandwhite.com The Long Wait is Over! Limerick Win Greatest Ever All Ireland Hurling Championship 4-in-a-row for Doon CBS Cornmarket Cumann na mBunscol National Awards Raheenagh NS/Ashford NS Publication are County Champions of the Year Limerick Ladies 2018 Win All Ireland Junior Football Final The Green & White Winter 2018 Winter 2018 Issue Number 67 Winter 2018 Volume 23 Number 1 Follow us on Twitter @LimerickGAAzine The Throw In or maybe a Primary Game selection. These players are since this For twenty two years, quick to credit the coaches, teachers and mentors who magazine was first published, we have longed to encouraged and guided them. Some, like Noel Liston and compile an issue of ‘The Green and White’ when Ger Power, are no longer with us, but in every parish, Limerick have been crowned as All-Ireland champions. school and club, there are men and women who played In 1996, Limerick came close. In 2007, Limerick were their part in bringing this dream to reality. brave in defeat but Kilkenny won decisively. Now, in In this issue, we celebrate Limerick’s All-Ireland 2018, the McCarthy Cup is in Limerick’s possession success. We also celebrate the boys and girls who played and John Kiely’s young team has won what many would in their school jersey in Allianz Cumann na mBunscol argue was the greatest hurling Championship ever.