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When Ali met Ireland

When Ali met Ireland

Update: 2025-08-07

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When Muhammad Ali visited Ireland in 1972, the country was a different place.

Nobody believed the greatest sportsman the world has ever seen would fight in Dublin except the men who made it possible.

On Free State today Dave Hannigan tells talks about his book The Big Fight - When Ali Conquered Ireland. It is a tale of men with dreams from Kerry and Brooklyn who made it happen. It is also a story of how Ali responded to the unconditional love he encountered and how it changed him.

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When Ali met Ireland

When Ali met Ireland