About this episode

Ronan discusses the impact of Seán Lemass on Irish politics and modernization.

In this episode of just 46 mins, Ronan covers nearly 100 years of Irish politics. He explains how Lemass modernised Ireland, met President Kennedy, how he took Ireland to Europe, and why Dublin airport should be called Sean Lemass airport

People in this episode

Host: Ronan

Topics covered

• Irish politics
• Seán Lemass
• modernization
• Dublin airport
• European integration

Keywords

• Seán Lemass
• Irish politics
• President Kennedy
• Dublin airport
• Europe

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dublin airport

Places: Ireland, Europe

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