Respondent, address by an Taoiseach, Royal Irish Academy

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At an address at the Royal Irish Academy this afternoon, the Taoiseach Micheál Martin T.D. reflected on the role Ireland’s history had played in his own decisions in politics, he said 'For all of the immense progress which we have achieved, we have not yet secured a lasting understanding and reconciliation between radically different views of Irish identity. Unfortunately, there is rising evidence that many still refuse to see the need to find a place within our historical narrative for elements which are important to other groups.'
He went on to emphasise that 'history is as important as ever in how we frame our identity and influence politics.‘
The Taoiseach was speaking on the role of history in our identity and contemporary politics at the flagship address for the Academy’s Ireland 1922 project.

Period	01 Dec 2022
Held at	Royal Irish Academy, Ireland