The events of the war caused Irish nationalists to push harder for their independence.
- Senior Lecturer in Modern Irish History, Queen's University Belfast
Ireland was quick to elect a woman member of parliament, but it’s been slow going thereafter.
The Irish nationalists now have seven MPs but they have historically refused to attend the Westminster parliament.
The Irish republicans stand for parliament but don’t attend when they win. It’s high time that changed.
About 250 women appear to have taken part in 1916’s Easter Rising.
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