Cold War Football: Yugoslavia in Dalymount Park
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of Yugoslavia's 1955 football match in Dublin amidst Cold War tensions and societal divisions in Ireland.
In October 1955, the visit of Yugoslavia to Dublin caused real division in Irish society. A top-class football side on the world stage, opposition to communism led Archbishop McQuaid and others to call for a boycott of the game. In a new book, Cold War Football: A History in Ten Matches, Alan McDougall and Tony Shaw examine this match and others like it, weaving Cold War tensions and the excitement of the beautiful game.
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