State papers reveal tensions over IRA’s 1975 ceasefire

State papers released yesterday under the 30-year rule revealed that there was escalating tension between the Irish and British governments during 1975. Then on ceasefire, IRA negotiations with the British were viewed with concern by the Irish coalition government of the day led by Liam Cosgrave. The organisation’s ceasefire endured for most of 1975. Government ministers were suspicious about what the British Government was discussing and with whom. The papers revealed that suspicions increased after contradictory versions of events produced by the British Ambassador in Dublin over a series of meetings.