PRONI

Declassified files: 'Fish was on the plate, but beef (and BSE) were on the menu'

N.Ireland

Declassified files: 'Fish was on the plate, but beef (and BSE) were on the menu'

A meeting between British and Irish ministers descended into jibes over how the BSE crisis was handled north and south of the border.

Declassified files reveal fears axing headage payments would disproportionately affect Catholic farmers

N.Ireland

Declassified files reveal fears axing headage payments would disproportionately affect Catholic farmers

Officials in Northern Ireland feared swapping headage payments for area-based payments would have a disproportionate impact on Catholic farmers.

Declassified files: Have any lessons been learned from the '90s 'bread wars'?

N.Ireland

Declassified files: Have any lessons been learned from the '90s 'bread wars'?

Cunning Irish bakers outwitted the authorities in the north, leaving officials powerless to protect domestic suppliers in so-called 'bread wars'.