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'Ireland should not be overlooked' for compensation for famine atrocities

There has been a growing rise in countries requesting compensation from times of colonization like the compensation of £100,000 by the Trevelyan family and the acknowledgement of their role in the slave trade. With a tweet sent by Katherine Mezzacappa questioning if there will be “any word” on famine reparations, we ask should the same recognition be put on the atrocities that took place during the famine? Sean was joined by Katherine Mezzacappa, historical novelist, originally from Carrickfergus and publishing under the name of Katie Hutton…

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'Ireland should not be overlooked' for compensation for famine atrocities


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There has been a growing rise in countries requesting compensation from times of colonization like the compensation of £100,000 by the Trevelyan family and the acknowledgement of their role in the slave trade. With a tweet sent by Katherine Mezzacappa questioning if there will be “any word” on famine reparations, we ask should the same recognition be put on the atrocities that took place during the famine?

Sean was joined by Katherine Mezzacappa, historical novelist, originally from Carrickfergus and publishing under the name of Katie Hutton…


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