In 12 days Ireland went from fledgling democracy to civil war
How the independent state in 1922 went from democratic general election to disaster
Irish women who rocked the patriarchal system with their words
The first volume of Irish women’s speeches is a reminder of the female voices that inspired and drove change
Staging the Treaty: This marathon production will recreate debates a century later
Some 100 years ago TDs made the most important choice in the history of Irish State
Treaty details signal the end of unity in Cumann na mBan
Majority of women in the organisation voted in February 1922 to reject the terms offered as did the six women TDs in Dáil
Was 1918 a false dawn for Irish women?
Women’s rights were marginalised in Free State, with implications to present day
Copy of 1916 Proclamation withdrawn after private sale for €100,000
Original Rising document had been restored and conserved to museum standard in 2005
Una Mullally: Why women have risen to the top in 1916 lore
‘In a country with a lot of barrier-breaking to be done for women, a female narrative is a welcome one’
Maud Gonne sought widow’s allowance
Revolutionary had separated from Major John MacBride a decade before the Rising
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