Table of Contents

Introduction 1. A New Ireland? 2. Winning the Party? 3. 1965: The First Failure 4. 1969: The Second Failure 5. From Leader in Crisis to Leader in Government 6. The National Coalition, 1973-77 7. 1980s: New Leader, New Party 8. The Constitutional Crusade 9. A Liberal Ireland? Bibliography

About the Author

Ciara Meehan is Lecturer in history at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. She was formerly Lecturer in history at University College Dublin, Ireland, where she also held an IRCHSS postdoctoral fellowship from 2009-11. She is the author of The Cosgrave Party: A History of Cumann na nGaedheal, 1923-33 (2010).