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Dave Hannigan is the author of several non-fiction books, including 'Terence MacSwiney: The Hunger Strike that Rocked an Empire' and 'The Big Fight: When Ali Conquered Ireland'. 

Dave Hannigan is the author of several non-fiction books, including 'Terence MacSwiney: The Hunger Strike that Rocked an Empire' and 'The Big Fight: When Ali Conquered Ireland'. 

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Marjorie Brennan

A professor of history at Suffolk County Community College in New York, Dave Hannigan is the author of several non-fiction books, including Terence MacSwiney: The Hunger Strike that Rocked an Empire and The Big Fight: When Ali Conquered Ireland. 

His latest book, We Need to Talk About Roy: The Keanification of Modern Ireland, has just been published by Merrion Press.

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