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The Voting Diaspora

When it’s suggested that we allow those living abroad to have a say in politics at home, it generally triggers a negative reaction. Ted Smyth, former Irish diplomat living in New York and president of the advisory board of Glucksman Ireland House, New...

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14.48 21 Jun 2022


The Voting Diaspora


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14.48 21 Jun 2022


When it’s suggested that we allow those living abroad to have a say in politics at home, it generally triggers a negative reaction. Ted Smyth, former Irish diplomat living in New York and president of the advisory board of Glucksman Ireland House, New York University joined Sean to discuss what it might look like if we had a system of representing the Irish diaspora around the world in our everyday politics.


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