We dive back into history for today’s Daily Video.
50 years ago England came to play rugby in Dublin after Scotland and Wales had refused. Bombings in Belfast and Dublin in the previous months had killed 12 and injured over 300. The political situation was fraught.
A reunion at the Irish embassy this week is covered here with stories of what it meant and this old newsreel paints a picture of the enthusiasm of the crowd.
“A great day for the Irish” is how it finishes, and with the exception of an unfortunate phrase in the introduction, it is a delightful piece of content to send us into a repeat of the occasion .
