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The Irish Sweep - A History of the Irish Hospitals Sweepstake, 1930-87 (Paperback)
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The Irish Sweep - A History of the Irish Hospitals Sweepstake, 1930-87 (Paperback)
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The Irish hospitals sweepstake, initially established to provide
money for cash-strapped voluntary hospitals in Dublin, provided
funding for Irish hospitals for over fifty years. Apart from its
role in bringing millions of pounds of foreign currency into
Ireland to build new hospitals and provide employment, it also
contributed to the development of Irish advertising and
broadcasting, horse-racing, the growth of Irish business and
commercial sponsorship of sport. But that was not the whole story.
Marie Coleman also digs deep into the murkier side of the Irish
Sweep. She successfully reveals scandals, skulduggery and
gangsterism, which all played their part in the sweepstakes,
exposing the blind eyes that were turned to its shortcomings and
exploring the extent to which these failings ultimately damaged the
Irish health services by postponing necessary reforms. Using
original archive material, "The Irish Sweep" successfully draws
together these disparate aspects of the sweepstake - its social and
economic importance in independent Ireland, its contribution to the
development of Irish health services, and its illicit operation
outside Ireland - to construct the first detailed and comprehensive
history of an iconic institution.
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