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The Trouble with Recent History
Season 2024, Ep. 6
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Welcome to the Dublin Festival of History podcast, brought to you by Dublin City Council.
This episode, from the Dublin Festival of History 2024, discusses the turbulent and troubled history of the last 50 years in Ireland. The country has seen violence in Northern Ireland, the collapse of the economy and bailout of the banks, the exposure of shocking abuse perpetrated by the Catholic Church and numerous referenda which have changed Irish society. So, when do recent events become history?
Historians Diarmaid Ferriter, Caelainn Hogan and Mick Clifford in a conversation chaired by Frank McNally.
This episode was recorded at Printworks, Dublin Castle, on 29th September 2024.
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