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Uachtarain on TG4 last night

lukin · 2007-05-17 09:40:21

Interesting program on TG4 last night about Cearbhall O Dalaigh, who was the only Irish President ever to resign in the history of the state. I didn't know anything about the controversy, now I know where the phrase "thundering disgrace" came from. Interestingly Wikipedia said the guy who said it (Minister for Defence…

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Interesting program on TG4 last night about Cearbhall O Dalaigh, who was the only Irish President ever to resign in the history of the state.
I didn't know anything about the controversy, now I know where the phrase "thundering disgrace" came from.
Interestingly Wikipedia said the guy who said it (Minister for Defence Paddy Donegan) was pissed at the time;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cearbhall_%C3%93_D%C3%A1laigh.
That wasn't in the program last night.

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