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Elaine Byrne: A changed Ireland regards decade of commemorations without fanfare
We may have come a long way in 100 years since the foundation of the Irish state, but it is important not to forget those who suffered on the journey
The decade of commemorations concludes in 2023. It has been ten years of relatively low-key observance of often contentious events which accumulated in the creation and consolidation of the Irish state, and it has passed most people by.
Perhaps it is because we no longer recognise the Ireland that has been officially commemorated – men in bowler hats, sombre suits, stiff collars and neck ties kneeling to kiss an archbishop’s ring represent an Ireland of ...
