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How Irish revolutionaries negotiated murky world of ‘spies and scoundrels’ in the fight for independence

A new book explores the extraordinary escapades undertaken by diplomats and revolutionaries to fo...

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16.05 17 Nov 2025


How Irish revolutionaries negotiated murky world of ‘spies and scoundrels’ in the fight for independence


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16.05 17 Nov 2025


A new book explores the extraordinary escapades undertaken by diplomats and revolutionaries to forge alliances abroad in support of Irish independence during the 1920s. Joining Tom Dunne in for Sean to talk about it all was the Editor of the book   ‘The Irish Revolution: -Diplomacy and Reactions 1919-1923'  Mervyn O’Driscoll,


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