Clean hands? Ireland, slavery and the slave-trade

Ireland’s record as regards the slave-trade is far from unblemished. By Laurence Fenton While calls for the removal of a plaque honouring the Galway-born Confederate army officer Dick Dowling from Tuam Town Hall and uncomfortable murmurings about the name of La Touche House in Dublin’s International Financial Services Centre show that Ireland has not been ... Read more

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