056: The Last Mayor of Tallaght | Bridie Sweeney

056: The Last Mayor of Tallaght | Bridie Sweeney

Author: The Echo Newspaper May 31, 2021 Duration: 47:45
#56: Bridie Sweeney was born and bred in Tallaght and grew up in a cottage on the Old Bawn Road in the 1930s. Set to turn 90 this year, the former Tallaght Person of the Year and last Mayor of Tallaght sits down with host Hayden Moore to reflect on what Tallaght was like through the years.

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