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# 1984 State Papers

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