NEW ISLAND In December 1943, one of the most extraordinary events in Irish naval history occurred when a small ship en route from Portugal to Ireland, rescued 168 stranded German sailors. Bolger’s latest book recreates the voyage in fictional form, narrated by Jack Roche, a Wexford youth who talks his way into serving as a… Read more »
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