This Machine Kills Fascists - Historian Padraig Óg Ó Ruairc on the return of the far right
Historian Padraig Óg Ó Ruairc on the return of the far right
Free State with Joe Brolly and Dion Fanning · Joe Brolly
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Show Notes
The history of the far right in Ireland is long and dark. From the Blueshirts and Eoin O’Duffy to the Nazi collaborator Sean Russell and the return in modern times.
On today’s Free State, historian Padraig Óg Ó Ruairc talks about his new book on the far right and how he entered into the world of conspiracy to learn more about the movement.
He talks about the Blueshirts and how close Ireland came to a coup and why even when the far right seem absurd they can’t be underestimated.
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