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The Unbelievable 1976 Emergency That Suspended Ireland’s Civil Liberties
In this episode of the Irish History Boys, we unpack the dramatic political fallout of August 1976, when the Dublin government declared a shocking, post-WWII state of emergency to combat the rising tide of subversive violence. We examine the introduction of draconian legislation that suspended ordinary laws indefinitely, and the unprecedented constitutional crisis that saw Irish President Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh resign after being publicly branded a "thundering disgrace" by a government minister.
We dive deep into the controversial debate over whether the Republic of Ireland was truly a "safe…
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