The Berry Papers reveal that the purpose of the secret meeting between Desmond O'Malley, then Minister for Justice, and Charles Haughey, then a defendant in the arms trial, on September 9, 1970, was for the purpose of getting Mr. Peter Berry to withdraw his evidence against Mr. Haughey. The Papers disclose that Mr. Haughey enquired of Mr. O'Malley if Mr. Berry could be "induced", "directed" or "intimidated" into not giving evidence.
Magill - Arms Crisis 1970 - The Inside Story
The O'Malley-Haughey meeting
The Arms Crisis Dail Debate
The following questions are framed to assist deputies in the forthcoming Arms Crisis debate in Dail Eireann and also journalists and members of the public who may have occasion to put these questions to the people involved.
The Significance of the Arms Crisis
The real scandal of the arms crisis was not what Haughey did but in what was done to him and the other defendants.
The Inside Story
Part I: Mount Carmel Encounters
Peter Berry was admitted to Mount Carmel nursing home in Dublin on September 27, 1969 for examination for an aortic clot. He had suffered a number of momentary seizures around that time but had delayed his entry to hospital until suitable accommodation became available. He was eventually accommodated with a private suite at Mount Carmel, which had an entrance through French windows from the gardens.
Arms Crisis 1970 - The Inside Story
The inside story of the most dramatic political crisis in Ireland's history. Vincent Browne on how Charles Haughey became implicated in the arms plot, how exchequer funds were used to purchase arms for the IRA, and how the crisis erupted.
