State Papers 1988: Haughey wrote to Thatcher to deny being soft on terrorism

Taoiseach Charles Haughey told British prime minister Margaret Thatcher that the Irish government was ‘constantly ballyragged’ by the British and received ‘no credit’ for the work they had been doing, writes Seán McCárthaigh

A scene on the border in March 1988. Picture: Eric Bouvet/Getty Images