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New exhibition series in the National Archives of Ireland on 100 years of the Irish Foreign Service, 1919-2019
Thursday, 10 January 2019In conjunction with our colleagues in the National Archives of Ireland we are curating a series of monthly exhibitions on the history of Irish foreign policy in the NAI throughout 2019.
Christmas in Berlin, 1939
Thursday, 20 December 2018Read an Irish diplomat's accounts of Christmas (and New Year) in the German capital months after the outbreak of the Second World War.
DIFP in the news
Thursday, 15 November 2018The recent release of the latest in the Documents on Irish Foreign Policy series received a good deal of attention in the national media; read our round-up of coverage here.
Launched: Documents on Irish Foreign Policy Volume XI
Thursday, 15 November 2018The latest instalment of Documents on Irish Foreign Policy, covering 1957-1961, has just been published.
Commemorating the dead of the First World War overseas, 1924-1939
Thursday, 8 November 2018Over the years DIFP has published some documents relating to Irish commemorations of the dead of the First World War in the 1920s and 1930s.
DIFP and second-level history
Thursday, 11 October 2018Explore how DIFP can be used in the classrom through both our online archive and dedicated educational resources
The sinking of the RMS Leinster, 10 October 1918
Monday, 8 October 2018The sinking of RMS Leinster on 10 October 1918 is the worst maritime disaster recorded in the Irish Sea. It also had the potential to become an issue in attempts to bring the First World War to an end.
DIFP on the road, 6-13 October 2018
Wednesday, 3 October 2018We'll be on the road throughout early October.
An Irish envoy to revolutionary Russia, 1921
Thursday, 13 September 2018Who was Patrick McCartan, and why did Dáil Éireann send him to Russia during the War of Independence?
An Irish diplomat in London during the Blitz, 1941
Tuesday, 28 August 2018In a sequel of sorts to our last blog post on the 'Emergency', what did an Irish diplomat see and hear while in London during the Blitz of 1941?