Morning Ireland

Polio survivors to meet on 70th anniversary of outbreak

Morning Ireland

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Vincent McDonnell, member of the Polio Survivors Ireland Social Support Group in Cork and award-winning author, speaks ahead of an event to mark the 70th anniversary of the devastating 1956 Cork polio outbreak. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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