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Podcast: Trinity Long Room Hub Podcasts
Episode: The Anglo-Irish Agreement: Its Making, Impact, and the People Behind It
Description: Recorded November 3rd, 2025.
As we approach the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement, Behind the Headlines revisits one of the most significant – and contested – moments in modern Irish history.
In this special curated episode, Professor Lindsey Earner-Byrne, Chair of Contemporary Irish History at Trinity College Dublin, speaks with an expert panel ahead of the Behind the Headlines event The Anglo-Irish Agreement: Its Making, Impact, and the People Behind It.
Joining her are:
Dáithí Ó Ceallaigh, former Irish ambassador, who played a crucial role in the negotiation of the Agreement.
Dr Shelley Deane, expert in Security and International Relatio...