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Diarmaid Ferriter “In-Conversation” about his latest Book “THE REVELATION OF IRELAND 1995-2020”

Name: Diarmaid Ferriter “In-Conversation” about his latest Book “THE REVELATION OF IRELAND 1995-2020”
Start: 2024-12-11T19:30:00+00:00
End: 2024-12-11
Location: Irish Cultural Centre

Admission

£8.00

Date

Wednesday 11th December 2024, 19:30

Location

Irish Cultural Centre, 5 Black's Road, London, Greater London, W6 9DT, United Kingdom

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Diarmaid Ferriter “In-Conversation” about his latest Book

“THE REVELATION OF IRELAND 1995-2020” THE NUMBER 1 IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER

Diarmaid Ferriter will be interviewed by Tommy Meskill,RTE’s London Correspondent

Ireland is a strikingly different country now to the one it was in the mid-1990s. Dramatic economic, social and cultural changes, including the Celtic Tiger boom and increasingly secular debate about abortion, the status of women and same-sex marriage underlined the scale of the transformation. The new diversity of the population and literary and musical prowess also revealed a country experiencing rapid alteration.

The road to peace - that saw an end to war in Northern Ireland and culminated in the first visit to southern Ireland of a reigning British monarch in 100 years - illuminated the new Anglo-Irish dynamic. Explosive revelations about deep betrayals from the past destroyed the credibility of the traditionally powerful Catholic Church. And in the wake of the 2008 financial crash, Ireland rebounded and rebuilt to great success, but remained plagued by health and housing failures. Economic recovery, the end of civil war politics, ever closer European involvement and Anglo-Irish highs were followed by Brexit lows and increasing talk of Irish unity.

There is much to open people's eyes in this riveting account of contemporary Ireland. As the Republic enters its second century of independence, and the North continues to grapple with the legacy of the Troubles, Diarmaid Ferriter makes historical sense of post-1990s Ireland, and what lies in the darkest corners of its archives.

What the Press say about Diarmaid Ferriter’s Book:

“THE NUMBER 1 IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER 'Ferriter tells the latest chapter in Ireland's story with authority and insight, deftly weaving together economic and political upheavals with equally tumultuous societal and cultural shifts: The Guardian

'Ferriter tells the latest chapter in Ireland's story with authority and insight, deftly weaving together economic and political upheavals with equally tumultuous societal and cultural shifts' Financial Times. Read full review here – FINANCIAL TIMES

'Forensic and insightful... A major achievement. Ferriter delivers his material with the authority and conviction of a born teacher' Irish Independent. Read full review HERE

A hugely valuable exploration of a rollercoaster time. A book that shows that even as Ireland has changed, its biggest problems remain ‘deep-rooted and historical’The Irish Times

“What makes Diarmaid Ferriter such a compelling and readable historian is not just his deep understanding of the past but how that understanding makes sense of the present. His latest book spans just 25 years, a time that might make one wonder what could possibly have happened over such a short period to warrant such a masterful forensic investigation”. The Irish Examiner. Read full review here – IRISH EXAMINER

ABOUT DIARMAID FERRITER

Diarmaid Ferriter is one of Ireland's best-known historians and is Professor of Modern Irish History at UCD. His books include The Transformation of Ireland 1900-2000 (2024), Judging Dev: A Reassessment of the life and legacy of Eamon de Valera (2007), Occasions of Sin: Sex and Society in Modern Ireland (2009) and Ambiguous Republic: Ireland in the 1970s(2012). His most recent book is A Nation and not a Rabble: The Irish Revolution 1913-23 (2015) He is a regular broadcaster on television and radio and a weekly columnist with the Irish Times. In 2010 he presented a three-part history of twentieth century Ireland, The Limits of Liberty, on RTE television. He was elected a member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2019.

ABOUT TOMMY MESKILL

Tommy Meskill is an Irish Journalist and Broadcaster; and, (since July 2024), he’s been the London Correspondent for RTE. Tommy joined the RTÉ newsroom in 2016, working across several different programmes, including ‘news2day’ and ‘Morning Ireland’. He has also presented programmes such as RTÉ Radio 1’s This Week and RTÉ One’s European Parliament Report. Tommy Meskill is also an occasional newscaster with RTÉ News. Originally from County Clare, Tommy completed a B.A. in Communications Studies from Dublin City University. Prior to joining rté he worked as a newsreader and reporter with many of Dublin’s radio stations, including Spirit Radio, East Coast Radio, Dublin FM 104, and Dublin's Q102.

Diarmaid Ferriter will do a book signing following this event. Copies of “THE REVELATION OF IRELAND 1995-2020” will be a available to buy at the ICC on the night, but to avoid disappointment, we advise people to buy the book in advance of the event and bring it along for the signing.

“THE REVELATION OF IRELAND 1995-2020” is published and available to buy from Profile Books or f Amazon UK or The Guardian Book Club.

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