Episode 1 - Campaigners
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In the first episode of Voices of the 8th Ailbhe Conneely speaks to two leading campaigners on both sides of the Referendum. Long time women's rights campaigner and Co-Director of the Together for Yes Ailbhe Smyth and LOVEBOTH spokesperson and lawyer Cora Sherlock.
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