TV: 'The Long and the Short of it: The Boundary Commission' (BBC)

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The Irish Boundary Commission was set up to determine the border between the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland. The Commission’s report was completed in 1925 but was suppressed to avoid any more disputes. To this day, it remains controversial, with many Irish nationalists condemning it as a 'Unionist stitch-up'. 

Period18 Apr 2025

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  • TitleTV: 'The Long and the Short of it: The Boundary Commission' (BBC)
    Degree of recognitionRegional
    Media name/outletBBC Northern Ireland
    Media typeTelevision
    Duration/Length/Size29 mins
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date18/04/2025
    DescriptionThe Irish Boundary Commission was set up to determine the border between the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland. The Commission’s report was completed in 1925 but was suppressed to avoid any more disputes. To this day, it remains controversial, with many Irish nationalists condemning it as a 'Unionist stitch-up'.
    Producer/AuthorBBC/The Hole in the Wall Gang
    URLhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0029b63/the-long-and-the-short-of-it-series-2-4-the-boundary-commission
    PersonsMarie Coleman
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Keywords

  • northern ireland
  • Partition of Ireland
  • Boundary Commission 1925