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The 20 most influential moments of the last 20 years

As 2020 comes to a close, Newstalk is asking you to look back and decide: what do you think was the most influential moment over the last 20 years? From 9/11 to the Queen’s visit to Croke Park, you won't be short of choices. We'll be chatting about these key moments on air between now and Christmas. Listen and subscribe to The 20 most influential moments of the last 20 years on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.   You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'

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As we approach the end of 2020, we’ve been asking Newstalk listeners what the 20 most influential moments of the last 20 years are… We had the first Black President of the United States, the Queen in Croke Park, a smoking ban, a whole new way of consuming TV and music - and a pandemic… Over the next few weeks, we’re focusing on one of the Top 20 each day – and today it's 2016's Brexit referendum. Henry McKean dips into the archives and revisits the views of the 'Remain' and 'Leave' sides of the contentious debate. Callers to Andrea Gilligan's 'Lunchtime Live' programme  share their experiences of living in the UK during the years of Brexit. Richard Logue, a member of the London-Irish community tells Shane Coleman how Brexit has affected the Irish community there Ben Habib, Former Brexit Party MEP explains to Jonathan Healy why leaving the EU will be beneficial for Britain And Kieran Cuddihy tries to understand British voters with LBC Broadcaster and author, James O’Brien Check out newstalk.com/20moments for more   Listen and subscribe to 'The 20 most influential moments of the last 20 years' on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.   Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.   You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.