IRISH POLITICS experienced a seminal moment in 1970, with two dismissed former ministers, Charlie Haughey and Neil Blaney, facing trial. The charges related to their alleged involvement in a conspiracy to smuggle arms into Ireland for the defence of nationalist areas in Northern Ireland against possible loyalist attack. The situation arose following sustained loyalist attacks… Read more »
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