Beginner’s Pluck: Harry McGee revisits gruesome events of 1982

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Harry McGee has been long been fascinated by the events of summer 1982 — and the political links between Malcolm Macarthur and the government. Picture: The Irish Times

Starting his career in the Connaught Tribune, Harry then worked for The Irish Press.

“And in the evenings, I took a bachelor of law at the King’s Inn," he says. "After two years, he moved to RTÉ, working as a producer-presenter for an Irish language arts programme.