Personal collection shows de Valera’s softer side

A LESS formal Eamon de Valera is depicted in new archival material which illustrates key moments during the formation of the modern Irish State.

The collection comprises more than 200 boxes of personal papers and photographs, representing a unique historical record of the Irish State up to 1975.

Last night, UCD presented Enterprise and Employment Minister Micheál Martin with a copy of the completed catalogue of the de Valera collection.