Irish comedian Dermot Morgan with a Fianna Fáil election poster on which party leader Bertie Ahern appears, on RTÉ Television's 'The Late Late Show' on 23 May 1997. The slogans on the poster read 'People Before Politics' and 'Leadership Through Understanding'. The 1997 general el
Ireland | 1990s | RTÉ
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A high shot of an RTÉ staff briefing on coverage of the 1981 general election in June 1981. The 1981 election was held on 11 June that year and returned a Fine Gael-Labour coalition government. RTÉ Television and Radio provided comprehensive coverage of the election results,
Ireland | 1980s | rte
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An unidentified panellist during RTÉ Television's general election results coverage in Studio 1 on 12 June 1981. The 1981 election was held on 11 June that year and returned a Fine Gael-Labour coalition government. RTÉ Television and Radio provided comprehensive coverage of t
Ireland | 1980s | rte
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Fianna Fáil politician Síle de Valera, a panellist during RTÉ Television's general election results coverage in Studio 1 on 12 June 1981. The 1981 election was held on 11 June that year and returned a Fine Gael-Labour coalition government. RTÉ Television and Radio provided co
Ireland | 1980s | politicians
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Fianna Fáil politician Brian Lenihan, a panellist during RTÉ Television's general election results coverage in Studio 1 on 12 June 1981. The 1981 election was held on 11 June that year and returned a Fine Gael-Labour coalition government. RTÉ Television and Radio provided com
Ireland | 1980s | politicians
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Mary Robinson, then a Senator, a panellist during RTÉ Television's general election results coverage in Studio 1 on 12 June 1981. The 1981 election was held on 11 June that year and returned a Fine Gael-Labour coalition government. RTÉ Television and Radio provided comprehens
Ireland | 1980s | politicians
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Northern Ireland SDLP (Social Democratic and Labour Party) leader John Hume, a panellist during RTÉ Television's general election results coverage in Studio 1 on 12 June 1981. The 1981 election was held on 11 June that year and returned a Fine Gael-Labour coalition government.
Ireland | 1980s | politicians
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A high shot of behind-the-scenes activity during RTÉ Television's general election results coverage, taken from the gantry in Studio 1 on 12 June 1981. The 1981 election was held on 11 June that year and returned a Fine Gael-Labour coalition government. RTÉ Television and Rad
Ireland | 1980s | rte
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RTÉ broadcaster Barry Cowan (right) presents RTÉ Television's general election results coverage in Studio 1 on 12 June 1981. Northern Ireland politicians John Hume and Bernadette McAliskey are on the left. The 1981 election was held on 11 June that year and returned a Fine Gael-L
Ireland | 1980s | rte
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Mary McAleese when she worked as a journalist/broadcaster in RTÉ Television, photographed in the RTÉ Stills Studio in January 1980. Mary McAleese is a barrister and journalist by profession. She was appointed Reid professor of criminal law at Trinity College, Dublin in 1975. Sh
Ireland | 1980s | rte
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An Taoiseach Albert Reynolds addresses the Forum for Peace and Reconciliation in Dublin Castle on 28 October 1994. Judge Catherine McGuinness is on the right. This body was established by the Irish government in an effort to advance the peace process in Northern Ireland in the af
Ireland | 1990s | politicians
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Fianna Fáil TD Chris Flood in his party's headquarters on Mount Street, Dublin city, on 22 February 1995. Flood was first elected to the Dáil for Dublin South-West in 1987. He retained his seat in subsequent elections before his retirement in 2002.
Ireland | 1990s | politicians
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