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Inside Camden's London Irish Centre as it turns 70

London has the largest Irish-born population of any place outside of Ireland.

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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