Walsh says we’ve come a long way

From the bad old days to Celtic Tiger: Stephen Cadogan on Joe Walsh’s eventful Ministry.
Thu, 30 Sep, 2004 - 01:00

FROM where Joe Walsh was standing this week, the perspective was revealing.

The ex-Minister for Agriculture and Food has been in politics since 1974. The 1980s are recent history for him, and he recalls that politicians felt good if they could get a visa for somebody to get out of the country in the ’80s.

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