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The 1960s- An Important Decade in Irish History - Coggle Diagram
The 1960s- An Important Decade in Irish History
Issues Ireland faced in the 1950s
Unemployment
Poor economy
Poor access to education
Poverty
Emigration
Rural Depopulation
Lack of
Civil rights
- both in Rep of Ireland & N. I.
Discrimination - against women, immigrants, LGBTQ community, other religions (anybody that was seen as different)
Poor North - South political relations
Power of the Catholic Church
Social changes
Events
Publication of First Programme for Economic Development
Abolished policy of protection
Encouraged exports
Tax concessions and grants given to foreign companies
Employment rose
Emigration fell
People better off
Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) set up
President Kennedy visited Ireland
Lemass and O’Neill meet
Latin Mass changed to vernacular
NICRA founded
Civil rights march in Derry
Free Secondary education and free school transport introduced
Personalities
Seán Lemass
Donagh O’Malley
Gay Byrne
John F. Kennedy
Seán Ó Riada
Terence O’Neill
Ian Paisley
Social Changes that occurred
People better off than in 1950s
First shopping centres
More tourists
More Irish holidayed abroad
Changes in Catholic Church brought about by Vatican II
Ireland opened up to outside ideas
Impact of The Late Late Show and 7 Days
Teilifís Éireann (later RTÉ) set up