Independence ‘almost lost’ under de Valera
Independence ‘almost lost’ under de Valera
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One of the most respected civil servants to work for the Dublin government, TK Whitaker, has said that an almost bankrupt Ireland was in danger of losing its independence in the late 1950s.

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