Victory in Europe Day marks the day in 1945 when then-prime minister Sir Winston Churchill announced that the war in Europe had come to an end, after Nazi Germany unconditionally surrendered. Ivan is joined by journalist Kevin Myers to hear why Ireland should remember the day.

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