1982: Main events

IN preparing a timeline for the publication of 1978 State papers, I looked at the front page of the daily newspaper for every day of the year.

Dev’s papers have been transferred to UCD, which plans to digitalise them and make them available on the internet.

De Valera’s funeral left one British diplomat under-whelmed, writes Ryle Dwyer.

TERRY DE VALERA’S memoir, which was published this week, has some fascinating insights. As the youngest son of Eamon de Valera, Terry provides some up-to-date observations of his own on the international scene.