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Hidden Histories: Space and Us

Fifty years ago this week, Ireland - like the rest of the world - was transfixed by man landing o...

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12.59 21 Jul 2019


Hidden Histories: Space and Us


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12.59 21 Jul 2019


Fifty years ago this week, Ireland - like the rest of the world - was transfixed by man landing on the moon. Moon fragments would be displayed at the American Embassy in the early 1970s, drawing thousands of curious onlookers, and Dublin streets were even renamed in honour of the men who set foot on the moon.

Donal Fallon talks us through Ireland's reaction to the moon landing all those years ago.


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