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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, 1924-1948
Thursday, 8 November 2018Over the years DIFP has published some documents relating to Irish commemorations of the dead of the First World War from the 1920s onwards.

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?

Éire signs and the 'Emergency'
Wednesday, 8 August 2018The recent hot weather saw a number of archaeological remains come to light across the country, but a gorse fire on Bray Head revealed a remnant of the more recent past: a World War Two vintage 'Éire' sign.

Discovering Irish-Japanese relations
Thursday, 5 October 20172017 marks the 60th anniversary of the opening of formal diplomatic relations between Ireland and Japan. Over the last year DIFP has been exploring the sixty years since 1957.