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Oct 2021
45m 26s

100 Years Of Ireland

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Matt Chorley speaks to the Irish Culture Minister Catherine Martin, Irish Ambassador to the UK Adrian O’Neill and visits a new exhibition showcasing negotiating documents to commemorate 100 years since the start of negotiations of the Anglo Irish treaty.


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David Aaronovitch and Daniel Finkelstein discuss party conference and Sally Rooney.



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