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Interview with Sean Lemass for the Irish Times in May 1966

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Transcript of an interview with Sean Lemass, Irish Taoiseach, for the Irish Times in May 1966. In January 1965 Lemass met Terence O’Neill, the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, in Belfast to discuss economic cooperation and then welcomed O’Neill to Dublin one month later. In this interview Lemass discusses the economic significance of the talks and the future of North-South relations. The Irish Times is the leading daily newspaper in Ireland.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 4 May 1966

Name of First Interviewee: Sean Lemass

Role at time of Interview: Irish Taoiseach

Purpose: News

Media: Transcript

Copyright: © 2013 THE IRISH TIMES

Link: Read the transcript

Programme/Book/Article: Irish Times

Time Period covered: 1916-1965

Key Individuals: Sean Lemass, Terence O’Neill

Key Words: Partition, economy, religion, North-South relations, education, commemoration

 

 

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