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Radio London,30 Sep 2025,5 mins

Inside Camden's London Irish Centre as it turns 70

London Uncovered

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London has the largest Irish-born population of any place outside of Ireland, and at its heart is the London Irish Centre in Camden. Established in 1955 by a group from the Irish Priests Committee, the founders were worried about ill-prepared immigrants arriving in post-World War II London. Today, it still continues to support the diaspora and their offspring. BBC Radio London's Aaron Paul has been finding out more. (Image credit: Owen and Moroney)

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