Malcolm Macarthur’s arrest in the home of the Attorney General Patrick Connolly creates an international political storm.
Charles Haughey holds a press conference to calm things down. It leads to the creation of a phrase that will haunt him for the rest of the career.
Episode four of seven.
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GUBU is researched, reported and narrated by Harry McGee and edited by Enda O’Dowd.
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Sound mix by JJ Vernon
Title music by Orakhal
Graphics by Paul Scott
