Now, it’s over ninety years ago that The Irish Hospitals' Sweepstake was established here in Ireland.

‘The Sweep’ as it was known was a government-sponsored lottery that aimed to raise money to prevent the hospital system from collapsing.

But behind the hopes of fortune, the exotic animal parades, and the glamour lay a seedy underbelly of greed.

Damian Corless, journalist and author of ‘The Greatest Bleeding Hearts Racket in the World’ joins me now to discuss…

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