# 1986 state papers
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Word processing problems
The government brought in word processors in the 1980s - and civil servants weren't too happy
3 Jan 2017
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1986 state papers
The Government opposed giving any special money to help people left devastated by Hurricane Charley
2 Jan 2017
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Skyfall
The government was worried a Russian nuclear satellite was about to fall on our heads 30 years ago
1 Jan 2017
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flight 182
Ireland risked a PR disaster by billing for post mortems following the Air India 747 bombing
1 Jan 2017
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lovely fags ban
Ireland tried to ban smoking in public in 1986 - and Big Tobacco was not impressed
31 Dec 2016
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hello boys and girls
'It outsold U2' - an album of Bosco songs was one of RTÉ's biggest hits in 1984
31 Dec 2016
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pen pals
A Donegal child wrote a letter to Garret FitzGerald in 1984 having a sly dig at Charlie Haughey
30 Dec 2016
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1986 state papers
Government investigated whether Josef Mengele spent time in Ireland after World War II
30 Dec 2016
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