Politicians must communicate 'what Ireland's membership of the Union is about'

All this week, we’re commemorating the fact that it is 50 years since Ireland joined the then EEC - now the EU. And plenty of different characters have walked through the corridors of power in Europe. Kieran was joined by John O’Brennan, Jean Monnet...

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17.30 5 Jan 2023

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Politicians must communicate 'what Ireland's membership of the Union is about'

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17.30 5 Jan 2023

All this week, we’re commemorating the fact that it is 50 years since Ireland joined the then EEC - now the EU. And plenty of different characters have walked through the corridors of power in Europe.

Kieran was joined by John O’Brennan, Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration at NUI Maynooth to discuss...

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