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The confidential briefing note is part of the tranche of documents made public by the Irish National Archive.

The idea was supposed to help build 'strong cross-community support'

Mo Mowlam and other female participants in talks confronted ‘sexism and scorn’ at the time

A drama about the negotiations that led to the Good Friday Agreement – 25 years ago this month – might sound a dry affair. But Owen McCafferty’s “searing” new play is anything but that, said Jane Coyle in The Irish Times. Agreement is a “compelling political thriller with echoes of…

Former Northern Ireland secretary Mo Mowlam was renowned for her down-to-earth approach.

McCafferty has taken a subject which could have been incredibly grey and littered it with humour which would delight both political anoraks and those who avoid the topic alike

Since the 1980s, Hillsborough Castle has been a political retreat in Northern Ireland

The corporation needs clear and consistent rules. But more than anything it must learn to stop cowering before politicians, says writer and broadcaster John Kampfner

"I feel that an educational, creative and hopeful space for students to come and learn about the creative arts is a far better legacy than an old statue in a square somewhere"