Under the Rainbow: Inside John Bruton's Coalition Government

By Shane Kenny

From late 1994 to June 1997 Fine Gael, Labour and Democratic Left were a coalition government led by John Bruton, arguably the most left-wing government in the history of the state. Shane Kenny provides the reader with the ultimate fly-on-the-wall insider account of this crucial period in Irish politics: one which contained highly significant breakthroughs in the Northern Ireland peace process, the most high-profile murder in the history of the state (Veronica Guerin), the establishment of the 'payments to politicians' tribunal which finally exposed the sources of former Taoiseach Charles Haughey's wealth, and a divorce referendum which heralded a changing Ireland.

This is also a story of tragedy, both political and human; of those who died and were injured needlessly by the resumption of IRA violence; of a government with good potential which fell; of timing which was wrong, and of an economic disaster that could have been averted, or at least substantially mitigated.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1804581860
• ISBN13: 9781804581865
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Gill Books
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.3" x 9.4"