Road to Repeal

What are the radical histories of activism in Ireland? From gay rights to Protestant women's organisations, we track the road to the historic repeal of the 8th Amendment in 2018.

Gay Health Action and the fight against AIDS in 1980s Ireland

James Grannell 24 July 201921 January 2023

James Grannell explores the important role that Gay Health Action played in demystifying information about HIV and AIDS prevention in 1980s Ireland. GHA's matter-of-fact publications sought to 'meet people where they were'.

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Anti-Apartheid in Ireland: The Dunnes’ Stores Strike, 1984-87

Pádraig Durnin 17 July 201921 January 2023

What was the link between the famous Dunnes Store strike in Ireland and the anti-apartheid movement? Pádraig Durnin delves into a history of transnational solidarity and local trade unionism.

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Protestant Women’s Organisations and the Irish Civil War

Susie Deedigan 10 July 201921 January 2023

The Irish Civil War of 1922-3 was fought by Irish nationalists over whether or not to accept the Anglo-Irish Treaty. The treaty had been signed in December 1921, following the War of Independence (1919-1921). During this period in Irish…

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Feminist reformers and the ‘discovery’ of marital violence in 1970s Ireland

Cara Diver 3 July 201929 October 2022

For the first fifty years of Irish independence, domestic violence was shrouded in secrecy and denial. Cara Diver explores how feminist reformers shattered the illusion that the home was always a site of safety for women and their…

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Activist Histories of Ireland – Conference Programme

Administrator 11 June 201929 October 2022

Open for booking: Activist Histories of Ireland conference

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Road to Repeal

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Gay Health Action and the fight against AIDS in 1980s Ireland

Anti-Apartheid in Ireland: The Dunnes’ Stores Strike, 1984-87

Protestant Women’s Organisations and the Irish Civil War

Feminist reformers and the ‘discovery’ of marital violence in 1970s Ireland

Activist Histories of Ireland – Conference Programme