SERVICES FOR 1950S IRISH EMIGRANTS—BATTLEGROUND FOR CHURCH, STATE AND COMMUNISM

By Brian Harvey Every year, the minister for finance steps up in the Dáil to announce the budget. Buried deep within is normally a grant to fund Irish emigrant services overseas (€12.6m in 2021). Examination of the development of these services in Britain shows some strange intrigues at their heart and challenges some of the ... Read more

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