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Public Records held by the Margaret Thatcher Foundation

Some third party websites have digital copies of files from The National Archives.
One of the largest collections is that of the Margaret Thatcher Foundation which makes freely available the files related Thatcher's premiership 1979-1990. See: MT's official files Opens a new browser window. and search for 'Ireland'.

The following is the list of files held by the Margaret Thatcher Foundation with 'Ireland' in the title. Follow the links in the 'File name' to find the list of documents (letters, memo, etc.) within eace file.

 

File name File title Begins Ends Release date Docs with- held? Classification Pages
PREM19/79 Ireland (Taoiseach's visits to UK) (Part 1) 1979 May 2 1979 Sep 6 2009 Dec 30   Secret 156
PREM19/80 Ireland (Northern Ireland situation) (Part 1) 1979 May 2 1979 Aug 24 2009 Dec 30 2 Secret 235
PREM19/81 Ireland (Northern Ireland situation) (Part 2) 1979 Aug 27 1979 Sep 28 2010 Nov 10 3 Secret 184
PREM19/82 Ireland (Northern Ireland situation) (Part 3) 1979 Oct 1 1979 Oct 23 2009 Dec 30 Secret 107
PREM19/83 Ireland (Northern Ireland situation) (Part 4) 1979 Oct 24 1979 Nov 29 2009 Dec 30 1 Secret 225
PREM19/84 Ireland (Intervention by Governor Carey of New York State) 1979 Aug 1 1979 Aug 24 2009 Dec 30 Confidential 62
PREM19/85 Ireland (Information policy - correspondence with HRH Prince of Wales) 1979 Nov 16 1979 Dec 17 2020 Jan 1 Unknown
PREM19/102 Prime Minister (Meeting with Cardinal Hume, Northern Ireland May 1979) 1979 May 7 1979 May 29 2009 Dec 30 Confidential 34
PREM19/128 Vatican (Possible papal visit to Ireland, north & south) 1979 Jul 10 1979 Oct 1 2009 Dec 30 1 Confidential 67
PREM19/279 Ireland (Northern Ireland situation) (Part 5) 1979 Dec 5 1980 Mar 7 2010 Dec 30 Secret 198
PREM19/280 Ireland (Situation in Northern Ireland; Northern Ireland Conference, Belfast) (Part 6) 1980 Mar 12 1980 May 30 2010 Dec 30 Secret 139
PREM19/281 Ireland (Situation in Northern Ireland) (Part 7) 1980 Jun 5 1980 Aug 5 2010 Dec 30 1 Secret 156
PREM19/282 Ireland (Hunger strike at Maze Prison, Northern Ireland; the ‘Dirty Protest’) (Part 1) 1979 Nov 15 1980 Dec 10 2010 Dec 30 2 Secret 245
PREM19/283 Ireland (Prime Minister’s meetings with the Taoiseach, Charles Haughey) (Part 2) 1980 Mar 3 1980 Aug 8 2011 Feb 23 Secret 164
PREM19/284 Ireland (Intelligence on Irish terrorists in the Republic) 1979 Oct 10 1980 Apr 15 Retained Sec 3.4 Unknown
PREM19/385 Ireland (Prime Minister’s visit to Northern Ireland, December 1979) 1979 Aug 27 1980 Jan 16 2010 Dec 30 Top Secret 137
PREM19/498 Ireland (Situation in Northern Ireland; force levels) (Part 8) 1980 Aug 12 1981 Feb 25 2011 Dec 30 1 Top Secret - UK eyes A 224
PREM19/499 Ireland (Situation in Northern Ireland; force levels) (Part 9) 1981 Mar 3 1981 Aug 23 2011 Dec 30 Secret 277
PREM19/500 Ireland (Prime Minister's visits to Northern Ireland) (Part 2) 1981 Feb 5 1981 Jul 21 2011 Dec 30 Secret 220
PREM19/501 Ireland (Prime Minister's meeting with widows from Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, July 1980) 1980 Jun 11 1981 Apr 24 2011 Dec 30 1 Secret 62
PREM19/502 Ireland (Meetings with Lord Brookeborough and Lord Moyola to discuss the security situation in Northern Ireland) 1980 May 8 1981 Feb 23 2011 Dec 30 2 Confidential 29
PREM19/503 Ireland (Hunger strike at the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland; the 'Dirty Protest') (Part 2) 1980 Dec 13 1981 Apr 21 2011 Dec 30 1 Secret 198
PREM19/504 Ireland (Hunger strike at the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland; the 'Dirty Protest') (Part 3) 1981 Apr 22 1981 May 20 2011 Dec 30 2 Secret 267
PREM19/505 Ireland (Hunger strike at the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland; the 'Dirty Protest') (Part 4) 1981 May 20 1981 Jul 2 2011 Dec 30 Secret 336
PREM19/506 Ireland (Hunger strike at the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland; the 'Dirty Protest') (Part 5) 1981 Jul 3 1981 Aug 28 2011 Dec 30 Secret 335
PREM19/507 Ireland (Prime Minister's meetings with the Taoiseach (Charles Haughey); Anglo-Irish joint studies) (Part 3) 1980 Aug 11 1981 Mar 5 2011 Dec 30 Secret 275
PREM19/508 Ireland (Prime Minister's meetings with the Taoiseach (Charles Haughey, Garret Fitzgerald); Anglo-Irish joint studies) (Part 4) 1981 Mar 11 1981 Oct 20 2011 Dec 30 Secret 328
PREM19/509 Ireland (Prime Minister's meetings with the Taoiseach (Garret Fitzgerald); Anglo-Irish Summit, November 1981) (Part 5) 1981 Oct 22 1981 Nov 6 2011 Dec 30 Secret 224
PREM19/581 Royal family (Visits to Northern Ireland by Princess Alexandra, June 1979 and June 1981) 1979 May 14 1981 May 29 2011 Dec 30 3 Secret 9
PREM19/814 Ireland (Situation in Northern Ireland) (Part 10) 1981 Aug 24 1982 Jan 27 2012 Dec 28 3 Secret 262
PREM19/815 Ireland (Situation in Northern Ireland) (Part 11) 1982 Feb 4 1982 Jun 30 2012 Dec 28 7 Secret 133
PREM19/816 Ireland (Situation in Northern Ireland) (Part 12) 1982 Jul 1 1982 Nov 12 2012 Dec 28 3 Secret 181
PREM19/817 Ireland (Northern Ireland Security Co-ordinator: appointments of Sir Maurice Oldfield and Sir Brooks Richards; post then left in abeyance) 1979 Sep 18 1982 Apr 8 2012 Dec 28 1 Secret - Cabinet 2 146
PREM19/818 Ireland (Security of the Northern Ireland border) 1979 Sep 6 1982 Jun 16 2012 Dec 28 3 Top Secret - Cabinet 2 16
PREM19/819 Ireland (Taoiseach Charles Haughey's advice to SDLP's John Hume in upcoming Northern Ireland election) 1982 Apr 30 1982 May 4 Retained Retained Sec 3.4
PREM19/827 Legal procedure (Law on homosexual offences in Northern Ireland; judgement of European Court of Human Rights) 1980 May 29 1982 Mar 10 2012 Dec 28 Confidential 42
PREM19/1068 Ireland (Situation in Northern Ireland) (Part 13) 1982 Nov 16 1983 Jul 25 2013 Aug 1 Secret 277
PREM19/1069 Ireland (Situation in Northern Ireland) (Part 14) 1983 Aug 1 1983 Dec 13 2013 Aug 1 12 Secret 274
PREM19/1070 Ireland (Prime Minister's meetings with the Taoiseach; Anglo-Irish Summit; Anglo-Irish joint studies) (Part 6) 1981 Nov 9 1983 Oct 31 2013 Aug 1 Secret 396
PREM19/1120 Royal family (Queen Mother's visits to Northern Ireland, April 1982 and June 1983) 1982 Apr 20 1983 Jun 17 2013 Aug 1 Secret 8
PREM19/1121 Royal family (Visits to Northern Ireland by the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester) 1981 Jun 12 1983 Nov 21 2013 Aug 1 Secret 9
PREM19/1285 Ireland (Situation in Northern Ireland) (Part 15) 1984 Jan 6 1984 Mar 30 2014 Jan 3 6 Secret 249
PREM19/1286 Ireland (Situation in Northern Ireland) (Part 16) 1984 Apr 10 1984 Jun 28 2014 Jan 3 Secret 296
PREM19/1287 Ireland (Situation in Northern Ireland) (Part 17A) 1984 Jul 2 1984 Oct 5 2014 Jan 3 6 Top Secret 219
PREM19/1288 Ireland (Situation in Northern Ireland) (Part 17B) 1984 Oct 6 1984 Oct 31 2014 Jan 3 3 Top Secret 239
PREM19/1289 Ireland (Situation in Northern Ireland) (Part 18) 1984 Nov 1 1984 Dec 18 2014 Jan 3 Secret 147
PREM19/1290 Ireland (Anglo-Irish economic co-operation; supply of natural gas from Irish Republic field at Kinsale to Northern Ireland) 1979 May 10 1984 Sep 5 2014 Jan 3 Secret 209
PREM19/1291 Ireland (European Commission of Human Rights: case of Farrell v. UK) 1979 Nov 7 1984 Aug 1 2014 Jan 3 Confidential 55
PREM19/1292 Ireland (Possible visit to Republic of Ireland by President Reagan; visit to USA by Irish Prime Minister) 1983 Dec 22 1984 Jan 24 2014 Jan 3 Secret 7
PREM19/1293 Ireland (Hunger strike at the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland) (Part 6) 1981 Sep 1 1984 Mar 5 2014 Jan 3 3 Secret 106
PREM19/1408 Ireland (Prime Minister's meetings with Taoiseach, Garret FitzGerald; Anglo-Irish Summits) (Part 7) 1983 Nov 1 1984 Nov 23 2014 Jan 3 3 Secret 495
PREM19/1512 Government Machinery (General Lighthouse Authorities: public inquiry; UK/Republic of Ireland agreement on Commissioners of Irish Lights (CIL)) 1982 Jun 18 1985 Aug 2 2014 Dec 30 Confidential 40
PREM19/1545 Ireland (Cases of Marian Price, Dolours Rea (nee Price), Pauline McLaughlin, Robert Cardwell and the Gillespie sisters: pleas for release from imprisonment) 1980 Apr 29 1985 Dec 16 2014 Dec 30 6 Secret 96
PREM19/1546 Ireland (Lear Fan aircraft project at Aldergove) 1980 Feb 12 1985 Oct 15 2014 Dec 30 Confidential 72
PREM19/1547 Ireland (Prime Minister's visits to Northern Ireland) (Part 3) 1982 Dec 2 1985 Sep 24 2014 Dec 30 2 Top Secret 266
PREM19/1548 Ireland (Situation in Northern Ireland) (Part 19) 1984 Dec 31 1985 Mar 28 2014 Dec 30 1 Top Secret UK Eyes A 366
PREM19/1549 Ireland (Prime Minister's meetings with the Taoiseach: Anglo-Irish relations) (Part 8) 1984 Nov 27 1985 Jun 29 2014 Dec 30 Secret 313
PREM19/1550 Ireland (Prime Minister's meetings with the Taoiseach: Anglo-Irish relations) (Part 9) 1985 Jul 1 1985 Sep 30 2014 Dec 30 Secret 333
PREM19/1551 Ireland (Prime Minister's meetings with the Taoiseach: Anglo-Irish relations) (Part 10) 1985 Oct 1 1985 Oct 31 2014 Dec 30 1 Secret 270
PREM19/1552 Ireland (Prime Minister's meetings with the Taoiseach: Anglo-Irish relations) (Part 11) 1985 Nov 1 1985 Nov 14 2014 Dec 30 1 Secret and Personal 362
PREM19/1809 Ireland (Meetings with the Taoiseach) (Part 12) 1985 Nov 15 1985 Nov 30 2016 Jul 21 Secret 628
PREM19/1810 Ireland (Meetings with the Taoiseach) (Part 13) 1985 Dec 1 1986 Feb 14 2014 Dec 30 3 Secret 316
PREM19/1811 Ireland (Meetings with the Taoiseach) (Part 14) 1986 Feb 17 1986 Feb 28 2014 Dec 30 Secret 255
PREM19/1812 Ireland (Meetings with the Taoiseach) (Part 12) 1986 Mar 1 1986 Apr 30 2014 Dec 30 Secret 307
PREM19/1813 Ireland (DeLorean sports cars) (Part 1) 1980 Jul 1 1986 Jan 21 2014 Dec 30 Confidential 310
PREM19/1814 Ireland (Situation in Northern Ireland) (Part 20) 1985 Apr 1 1986 Jun 27 2014 Dec 30 11 Secret 417
PREM19/1815 Ireland (Situation in Northern Ireland) (Part 21) 1986 Jul 2 1986 Oct 31 2018 Dec 28
PREM19/2124 Education (General policy on education and education expenditure: Education Reform Bill; education in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland; financial delegation; grant maintained schools; national curriculum; future of Paisley Grammar School; charges forschool activities; opting out of Local Education Authority (LEA) control; religious education) (Part 17) 1988 Jan 7 1988 Mar 30 2016 Jul 21 1 Confidential 405
PREM19/2270 Ireland (Correspondence with Reverend William Martin Smyth MP) 1987 Nov 2 1988 Mar 22 2016 Dec 30 Secret 17
PREM19/2271 Ireland (Meetings with the Taoiseach: Anglo-Irish Summits; Anglo-Irish relations) (Part 16) 1986 May 8 1987 Feb 1 2018 Dec 28
PREM19/2272 Ireland (Meetings with the Taoiseach: Anglo-Irish Summits; Anglo-Irish relations) (Part 17) 1987 Feb 4 1987 Nov 17 Retained Retained Sec 3.4
PREM19/2273 Ireland (Meetings with the Taoiseach: Anglo-Irish Summits; Anglo-Irish relations) (Part 18) 1987 Nov 18 1987 Apr 29 Retained Retained Sec 3.4
PREM19/2274 Ireland (Meetings with the Taoiseach: Anglo-Irish Summits; Anglo-Irish relations) (Part 19) 1988 May 3 1988 Dec 21 Retained Retained Sec 3.4
PREM19/2275 Ireland (Prime Minister's visits to Northern Ireland) (Part 4) 1985 Nov 6 1988 Jan 27 2018 Jul 24
PREM19/2276 Ireland (Situation in Northern Ireland) (Part 22) 1986 Nov 1 1987 Oct 31 2028 Retained Sec 3.4
PREM19/2277 Ireland (Situation in Northern Ireland: force levels) (Part 23) 1987 Nov 1 1988 Mar 31 2018 Dec 28
PREM19/2278 Ireland (Situation in Northern Ireland) (Part 24) 1988 Apr 1 1988 Aug 31 Retained Retained Sec 3.4
PREM19/2279 Ireland (Situation in Northern Ireland) (Part 25) 1988 Sep 1 1988 Sep 30 Retained Retained Sec 3.4
PREM19/2280 Ireland (Situation in Northern Ireland) (Part 26) 1988 Oct 1 1988 Dec 29 Retained Retained Sec 3.4
PREM19/2747 Ireland (Review of the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1976: prevention of terrorism legislation) 1980 Jan 31 1989 Jan 17 2016 Dec 30
PREM19/2748 Ireland​​​​​​​ (DeLorean sports car project) (Part 2) 1986 Jun 10 1992 Feb 27 2017 Jul 20
PREM19/2833 Royal Family (Visits to Northern Ireland by the Duke and Duchess of Kent) 1980 Mar 31 1989 Jul 26 2016 Dec 30
PREM19/3048 Ireland (Meetings with the Taoiseach) (Part 20) 1989 Jan 20 1990 Mar 21 2018 Jul 24
PREM19/3052 Ireland (Renewal of Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1978; consideration of section 12 (detention); reviews of the Act; Government's security policy in Northern Ireland) 1980 Jun 25 1990 Nov 8 2016 Dec 30
PREM19/3053 Ireland (Situation in Northern Ireland) (Part 28) [Part 27 out of sequence] 1990 May 1 1991 Apr 30 2027 5 Secret 303
PREM19/3403 Ireland (Prime Minister's meetings with the Taoiseach: Anglo-Irish Summits; Anglo-Irish relations) (Part 21) 1990 Apr 6 1991 Jul 30 2017 Jul 20 4 Secret 395
PREM19/3408 Ireland (Situation in Northern Ireland) (Part 27) 1989 Jan 20 1990 Apr 26 2017 Dec 29 5 Secret 303
PREM19/3824 Ireland (Brian Nelson: public interest issues and protection of intelligence sources and methods​​​​​​​) 1990 Sep 1 1992 Dec 14 Temporarily Retained by Department
PREM19/3825 Ireland (Prime Minister's visits to Northern Ireland) (Part 6) 1990 Oct 1 1992 Feb 6 2028 Retained Sec 3.4
PREM19/3839 Legal Procedures (Courts and Legal Services Bill: legal services in Northern Ireland; use of the private sector for government legal work; conveyancing; rights of audience of employed barristers) (Part 4) 1983 May 3 1992 Nov 27 2017 Dec 29 Confidential 191

 

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