{"id":32804,"date":"2016-10-21T15:11:25","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T14:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/en\/corporate\/press\/press-releases\/2016-2\/21-10-16-2\/"},"modified":"2019-06-24T16:46:29","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T15:46:29","slug":"21-10-16-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.tg4.ie\/en\/information\/press\/press-releases\/2016-2\/21-10-16-2\/","title":{"rendered":"21.10.16 &#8211; Gradam Radharc"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The winner, <em>Tortha\u00ed na Daoirse,<\/em> tells the story of the controversial Dunnes Stores strike 1984-86.\u00a0 This bitter dispute centred around the actions of Mary Manning, a 21 year old worker at the supermarket in Henry Street, Dublin, that brought her and some of her co-workers into conflict with her employers and was critised by both employers and some unions as well.<\/p>\n<p>In compliance with a directive from her own union, Ms Manning refused to register the sale of an Outspan grapefruit from South Africa, a country whose apartheid policies had resulte in wide condemnation and trade sanctions. 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