Diarmaid Ferriter Interview
Diarmaid Ferriter reveals Eamon De Valera as the man rather than simply a politician, through racy love letters to his wife and photographs revealing his quirky sense of humour.听The author听also talks about the memo concerning De Valera's controversial visit to the German embassy after the death of Hitler, when he passed on his condolescences.听 As well as the British offer to put a united Ireland on the table in 1940, if Ireland give up its neutrality during World War II. De Valera's enduring prominence in politics from 1913 to 1973, as well as his continuing presence in Irish society today is also discussed in detail.
