Book review: Class, corruption, and rivalry at the birth of modern Ireland

Eoin O’Malley’s thesis is that the rivalry between these two individuals shaped the Ireland that was to evolve after they had both departed the frontline
Book review: Class, corruption, and rivalry at the birth of modern Ireland

Former taoisigh Charlie Haughey and Garret FitzGerald, who as leaders of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, transformed Ireland in the 1980s. File picture: Photocall Ireland

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Mick Clifford

  • Charlie vs Garret: The rivalry that shaped modern Ireland
  • Eoin O’Malley
  • Eriu, €23.99 

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