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#History - 1986

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<p class="contextmenu internal_Caption">Gardaí are appealing for information about the man discovered sleeping rough in Ballincollig in August 1986. He spent the rest of his life in care at St Stephen’s Hospital in Glanmire. Pictures courtesy of An Garda Síochána</p>

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Who was Bill Fitzgibbon? Gardaí launch appeal to identify mystery man found in Cork in 1986

A garda appeal aims to uncover the identity of a man who spent decades in care

<p>Polling Day in Ballymun for the dicorce referendum. The resounding no vote left those suffering marital breakdown, estimated at about 80,000, in 'the most horrific hiatus.' File picture:</p>

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Clodagh Finn: Ireland of 1986 felt like an unforgiving, inflexible place for a young female student

<p>Gardaí chasing suspects after petrol bombs were launched as Peter Robinson and his supporters marched through Clontibret, Co Monaghan in August, 1986. Picture: Alan Lewis/Photopress Belfast</p>

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1986: Fury over 'invasion' — Loyalist leader held after rally in Clontibret, Co Monaghan

Divorce Referendum

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Fergus Finlay: We made a bags of the 1986 divorce referendum

1986 revisited: The 'brutal murder' that shocked Kinsale

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1986 revisited: The 'brutal murder' that shocked Kinsale

Northern Ireland Riots

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Mick Clifford: Nostalgia softens the edges — but 1986 was a hard, cheerless year

Phil Lynott 40 years on: how Thin Lizzy’s frontman became Ireland’s first true rock star

Phil Lynott 40 years on: how Thin Lizzy’s frontman became Ireland’s first true rock star

As a new Irish Examiner series revisits 1986, friends reflect on Phil Lynott’s brilliance, vulnerability and enduring cultural legacy

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