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Margaret Thatcher vs everyone else: the making of the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement

The late David Goodall’s account of the negotiations reveals a beleaguered prime minister arguing with Garret FitzGerald and her own political colleagues

Garret FitzGerald and Margaret Thatcher (centre) at the Anglo-Irish summit at Chequers. Credit: Getty Images
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  • The Making of the Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985: A Memoir

    David Goodall, edited by Frank Sheridan

    National University of Ireland, pp. 237, £30

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