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The political week in years gone by: Dev's US tour, Bobby Kennedy's assassination and an RTE strike

Deputy political editor, Elaine Loughlin, continues her weekly trawl through the archives and highlights some of the major political events which were making the headlines this week in years gone by.

Robert Kennedy lies fatally wounded as a kitchen porter kneels by his side on June 5, 1968.

Mon, 31 May, 2021 - 15:51

Deputy political editor, Elaine Loughlin, continues her weekly trawl through the archives and highlights some of the major political events which were making the headlines this week in years gone by.

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