Galway International Arts Festival: Italia 90

Galway International Arts Festival: Italia 90

Sunday, 6 September 2020, 8.00pm

Online only event: It will be live-streamed at the advertised time on GIAF’s Facebook and YouTube channels.

Available to watch back later on our Talks page, and to listen back to on the First Thought podcast.

Ireland’s participation in the soccer World Cup in Italy in 1990, 30 years ago, was a defining time for the country, leading to community bonding, national pride and general elation.

Jack Charlton, alas no longer with us, became an object of national veneration for getting us so far in the competition before Italy put a stop to our gallop. The Irish fans distinguished themselves as fans and revellers; even when we lost, we won.

Colm Tóibín and Eamon Dunphy were there as journalists, and they had an interesting time!

They will be interviewed by Mark Duncan, Director of Century Ireland and co–curator of the forthcoming exhibition on Italia 90 at the Little Museum of Dublin.

Colm Tóibín and Eamon Dunphy will participate in this event via video.

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Published by The Journal of Music on 31 August 2020

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