Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Cillian Sherlock

Ireland blamed Northern Ireland Office for ‘damaging leaks’, records show

Soldiers and their armoured vehicles on the Garvaghy Road in Drumcree in 1997 (PA Archive) - (PA Archive)

Irish civil servants compiled a list of “major leaks” they claimed originated from the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) and Special Branch officers in the region, records show.

The confidential briefing note is part of the tranche of documents made public in the annual release of State papers from the Irish National Archives.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.