# 1984 State Papers
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1984
Government Buildings got a lick of paint when Ronald Reagan came to visit
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meanies
This 8-year-old wrote to the Taoiseach in 1984 because RTÉ was 'mean to block sunshine'
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Government was worried about hiking up tax on booze in 1984 because we were so broke...
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An Post
Taoiseach's office had to confirm that 'Éire' would NOT be removed from Irish stamps in 1982
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Stop it! RTÉ was told to stop jamming pirate radio stations
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Thirty years ago, a Fine Gael government was worried that Sinn Féin 'could deliver'
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This American lady begged the Prime Minister to save the leprechaun
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Haughey warned about possible international law breach with 'illegitimate' children and divorce
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Recession
Ads for Transformer toys and Barbie's Star Traveller were a big worry in the 1980s....
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Water cannons could be "more lethal than plastic bullets". That's what the UK told Ireland...
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we have what you need
Ireland wanted to sell water to Saudi Arabia for $5 a barrel in the 1980s
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Thatcher in '84: 'The Irish don't like to move, but they're all terribly happy to move to Britain'
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Dukes of Hazard
This man warned that Ireland could end up needing a bailout... 30 years ago
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In 1983 there was a chance a Soviet spy satellite would fall on Ireland
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Thousands of Northern refugees streamed over the border in the 1970s - some were called "ungrateful"
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The secret note that revealed how much Margaret Thatcher trusted Garret Fitzgerald
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