When Eamon de Valera emerged the winner in the battle of the airwaves

In his WWII victory address 70 years ago, Ryle Dwyer argues that Winston Churchill’s comments sparked Eamon de Valera’s finest hour.

Winston Churchill lashed out at Taoiseach Eamon de Valera in his victory address over the BBC World Service on May 13, 1945.

He referred to the taoiseach with dismissive contempt for denying Britain the use of Irish ports during the Second World War.