Jim O'Callaghan
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581 appearances
4 recordings
2 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 31 Jul
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It has been centrally involved in leading this country to the position it occupies today.
Like, I know we don't hear this, and people are not suggesting, people are required to say this, but if you look at post-colonial, independent countries around the world,
There is no more successful example of one than Ireland.
No more successful example.
And that's why people look at us and say, God, Irish independence has worked out extremely well.
Like back in 1916, 1922, people thought the idea of Ireland going on their own was a crazy idea.
that we wouldn't survive.
You saw the discussion in Scotland when they were discussing Scottish independence.
It has been a real success.
And that's notwithstanding the very significant challenges and indeed failings of government that have happened during the 100 years.
But if we look at what Fianna Fáil did in terms of the constitution,
In 1937, while the rest of Europe was gone crazy on fascism, Eamon de Valera brought in a constitution that has guaranteed fundamental rights and that has put in place a constitutional architecture that's still alive today.
He kept us out of the Second World War, a very sensible decision based on the self-interest of the people of Ireland.
Fianna Fáil brought us into the European Economic Community in 1973.
And the Good Friday Agreement, we spoke about Bertie Ahern earlier on.
Good Friday Agreement ended violence on this island.
So Fianna Fáil was involved in all of them.
And I'm extremely proud of the record that Fianna Fáil has in terms of that.
Obviously, Fianna Fáil is not as strong now as it was, say, in...
2007, 2006, the global financial crisis had a significant impact on political parties around the world, particularly those that were in power at the time.
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