From revolution to republic, Éamon de Valera was arguably the most consequential figure in modern Irish history.
For over half a century, he dominated Irish public life, and his reputation was largely uncontested.
But in the fifty years since his death, his legacy has been gradually dismantled and diminished.
Between hagiography and hatchet-job, where lies the history?
Co-funded by Coimisiún Na Meán’s Sound & Vision Fund



