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EPISODE · Jan 3, 2023 · 7 MIN

it’s 50 years since Ireland joined the EEC

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Fifty years ago, in January 1973, Ireland formally joined the European Economic Community, which today is the European Union. But what is our legacy in the EU, and should we remain there for another half-century? Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast Former Senior Irish Diplomat Ray Bassett.

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