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Much more than another political memoir, this is an honest, no-punches-pulled account of Irish politics by a man who served as a Dáil Deputy for thirty-six years, including a revealing appraisal of the personalities and leadership of James Dillon, Liam Cosgrave, Garret FitzGerald, Alan Dukes and John Bruton.With a constituency adjoining the Border, Paddy Harte had a particular understanding of the Northern situation and the book discloses his pioneering attempts to create dialogue between activists and politicians on all sides of the divide at a time when such contact was unheard of.

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'An honest, no punches-pulled, account of Irish politics bby a man who served as Dail Deputy for 36 years, including a revealing appraisal of the personalities and leadership of James Dillon, Liam Cosgrave, Garret Fitzgerald, Alan Dukes and John Bruton.' -- Irish Farmer's Monthly Irish Farmers Monthly 'pulls no punches on a series of political events that happened during his time in Dail Eireann, including the infamous Minister for a Day saga of Dr. James McDaid' -- The Irish Times The Irish Times 'His political memoir is, as expected, a good yarn. The book is a fascinating look behind the scenes as Harte gives an insight into some of the leading politicians of the day.' -- Newsletter The Newsletter 'An interesting and valuable account of his life.' -- Magill Magill Magazine

'An honest, no punches-pulled, account of Irish politics bby a man who served as Dail Deputy for 36 years, including a revealing appraisal of the personalities and leadership of James Dillon, Liam Cosgrave, Garret Fitzgerald, Alan Dukes and John Bruton.' -- Irish Farmer's Monthly Irish Farmers Monthly 'pulls no punches on a series of political events that happened during his time in Dail Eireann, including the infamous Minister for a Day saga of Dr. James McDaid' -- The Irish Times The Irish Times 'His political memoir is, as expected, a good yarn. The book is a fascinating look behind the scenes as Harte gives an insight into some of the leading politicians of the day.' -- Newsletter The Newsletter 'An interesting and valuable account of his life.' -- Magill Magill Magazine

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Born in Lifford, County Donegal, Harte was elected to Donegal County Council in 1960 and to Dáil Eireann in 1961, where he served until 1997. He was Minister of State at the Department of Posts & Telegraphs as well as being Spokesman on Northern Ireland. He has won many awards for his work, including The European Person Of The Year, 1998.

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