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How Vincent Browne and Magill changed Irish journalism

Ireland in the 1970’s and 80’s could feel a bit grim, and the country could feel a bit stuck - an...

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14.35 9 Sep 2026


How Vincent Browne and Magill changed Irish journalism


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14.35 9 Sep 2026


Ireland in the 1970’s and 80’s could feel a bit grim, and the country could feel a bit stuck - and the media was often too nervous to push against the norm. That is, of course, an exception with the publication Magill and Journalist Vincent Browne, who helped change journalism and the country itself.

Kevin Rafter, author of ‘Fearless! Vincent Browne's Magill and Ireland in the 1980s’, joins Seán to discuss.


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