On this episode of the Irish History Show we were joined by Dr. Eoin O’Malley to discuss his new book, Charlie vs. Garret – The rivalry that shaped modern Ireland. In the 1980s, Irish politics was dominated by Charlie Haughey’s Fianna Fáil and Garret Fitzgerald’s Fine Gael.
The 1980s in Ireland was a period of high unemployment, emmigration and deep structural problems within the economy, while the violence of the Troubles continued to destabilise the country.
In this episode we discussed the early lives and family backgrounds of both men; their entry into politics; their ministerial careers and their leaderships of their respective political parties.
We also compared their leaderships under three areas; the economy, the North of Ireland, and social issues and the various campaigns to liberalise the economy.
Eoin O’Malley is an Associate Professor in political science at the School of Law and Government, Dublin City University. There he teaches politics and public policy.
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Intro / Outro music “Sliabh” from Aislinn. Licensed under creative commons from the free music archive.
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