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Hidden Histories: State Secrets

Hidden Histories: State Secrets

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12.45 2 Jan 2022


Hidden Histories: State Secrets


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12.45 2 Jan 2022


We’ve just come through a time that journalists and historians love, but politicians perhaps despise - the release of State secrets or State papers.

The latest releases are getting some press attention for what they tell us about the peace process, but there’s much more in there, from the Boomtown Rats to an elephant gifted to the nation.

But from going through these new files, what do they tell us about Ireland in decades past?

Donal Fallon joined Shane Beatty for another episode of Hidden Histories to discuss.

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