Bonus: NI's first referendum on a United Ireland, 50 year ago

On this day, 50-years-ago, on the 8th March 1973, the Northern Ireland Sovereignty Referendum was held - a border poll on a United Ireland. Why was it held and what happened? Lecturer, writer, commentator and deputy editor of the website Slugger O’Toole, David McCann, tells Ciarán Dunbar all about the 1973 referendum. This podcast was originally broadcast in September 2022. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.