The Explainer
11 Jan 2020
Why #blackandtans was trending in 2020 - and what's next for State commemorations?
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It was supposed to be fairly straightforward - a commemoration for those who served in the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and the Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP), to be held in Dublin Castle.But due to the varied complications of Irish history over the past centuries, as soon as the event was publicised the criticism and questions began to roll in for the government over the past week.We're joined by two experts to discuss what went wrong and what we can learn from it.