O'Neill has pledged to represent ‘Catholics, Protestants and dissenters’ but has made plain that she sees that as compatible with a referendum on Irish unity within a decade.
A referendum will be held in March to widen the Irish constitution’s concept of women’s role in society.
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One prominent theme is a reevaluation of Ireland’s role in the transatlantic slave trade.
David Olusoga is calling on schools to teach more about the histories of the other nations of the UK in his new BBC show, Union.
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Set in the fictional town of Kilkinure in western Ireland, the BBC drama captures the story of an unmarried mother who was formerly detained in a Magdalene Laundry.
The yearning, tender sense of history animates all of O’Connor’s work – but especially these haunting songs
A mural in Derry commemorating the TV show ‘Derry Girls,’ which follows the lives of teenagers growing up amid Northern Ireland’s troubles.
Dominic Bryan
The last invasion of Britain involved bungled military plans, sozzled soldiers and a legendary Welshwoman wielding a pitchfork.
The executive of Cumann na mBan in February, 1922. The author’s grandmother can be seen on the second row, third from the right.
UCD/Sighle Humphreys archives
The discovery of a photograph of my grandmother perched on a bicycle holding a rifle was the first of many revelations about her life.
A makeshift memorial to the children buried at the Tuam mother and baby home, whose identification in 2013 led to the mother and baby homes inquiry.
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Most of those incarcerated in mid-20th century Ireland were held in psychiatric hospitals, which have kept their secrets until today. This must change.
Celebration of an ancient and vibrant culture.
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Irish language and culture, not Guinness and Leprechaun costumes, were at the heart of early St Patrick’s Day celebrations.
Abstentionist Irish rebel MP Countess Markievicz, centre, on the night she was released from prison in 1919.
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Irish Republican, socialist, suffragette and revolutionary, Countess Constance Markievicz was a fearsome politician who was the true first female member of the British parliament.
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The famine caused a million deaths and scarred the national psyche for generations. How do you even start to try and represent that in film literature, or art?