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Think You Know The Presidents? Patrick Hillery
Manage episode 513495442 series 1376029
Did you know that Hillery was forced to deal with rumours of his extramarital affair at a time when the Pope was visiting Ireland?
Or that he was embroiled in political controversy when senior members of Fianna Fáil made calls to Áras an Uachtaráin to try and persuade the president not to dissolve the Dáil?
In this episode of Think You Know...The Presidents?, Lise Hand and Flor Mac Carthy find the real scandals behind what was considered a largely uneventful presidency.
6655 episodes
Manage episode 513495442 series 1376029
Did you know that Hillery was forced to deal with rumours of his extramarital affair at a time when the Pope was visiting Ireland?
Or that he was embroiled in political controversy when senior members of Fianna Fáil made calls to Áras an Uachtaráin to try and persuade the president not to dissolve the Dáil?
In this episode of Think You Know...The Presidents?, Lise Hand and Flor Mac Carthy find the real scandals behind what was considered a largely uneventful presidency.
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