The Power of the People

Newstalk Documentaries

Feb 17, 202600:47:34Society & Culture

Radio documentary ‘The Power of The People’ examines the significant impact of the ‘Dunnes Strikers’ on Ireland’s relations with South Africa and their contribution to the abolition of apartheid On 19 July 1984 Mary Mann...

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