A Just Society for Ireland? 1964-1987

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Introduction

   • Ciara Meehan

   Pages 1-5

3. A New Ireland?

   • Ciara Meehan

   Pages 6-19

4. Winning the Party

   • Ciara Meehan

   Pages 20-40

5. 1965: The First Failure

   • Ciara Meehan

   Pages 41-62

6. 1969: The Second Failure

   • Ciara Meehan

   Pages 63-82

7. From Leader in Crisis to Leader in Government

   • Ciara Meehan

   Pages 83-104

8. National Coalition, 1973–77

   • Ciara Meehan

   Pages 105-147

9. 1980s: New Leader, New Party

   • Ciara Meehan

   Pages 148-161

10. The Constitutional Crusade

    • Ciara Meehan

    Pages 162-193

11. A Liberal Ireland?

    • Ciara Meehan

    Pages 194-197

12. Back Matter

    Pages 198-254

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Drawing on interviews with key players and previously unused archival sources, this book offers a fascinating account of a critical period in Fine Gael's history when the party was challenged to define its place in Irish politics.

• constitution
• crusades
• government
• history
• politics

• University of Hertfordshire, UK

  Ciara Meehan

Ciara Meehan is Lecturer in history at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. She was formerly Lecturer in history at University College Dublin, Ireland, where she also held an IRCHSS postdoctoral fellowship from 2009-11. She is the author of The Cosgrave Party: A History of Cumann na nGaedheal, 1923-33 (2010).

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