From late 1994 to June 1997 Fine Gael, Labour and Democratic Left were a coalition government led by John Bruton, arguably the most left-wing government in the history of the state. Shane Kenny provides the reader with the ultimate fly-on-the-wall insider account of this crucial period in Irish politics: one which contained highly significant breakthroughs in the Northern Ireland peace process, the most high-profile murder in the history of the state (Veronica Guerin), the establishment of the payments to politicians tribunal which finally exposed the sources of former Taoiseach Charles Haugheys wealth, and a divorce referendum which heralded a changing Ireland.This is also a story of tragedy, both political and human; of those who died and were injured needlessly by the resumption of IRA violence; of a government with good potential which fell; of timing which was wrong, and of an economic disaster that could have been averted, or at least substantially mitigated.
| Format |
Inbunden |
| Omfång |
400 sidor |
| Språk |
Engelska |
| Förlag |
Gill |
| Utgivningsdatum |
2024-11-01 |
| ISBN |
9781804581865 |
