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13 min read After her parents died in the 1981 disaster, Lisa Lawlor became known as the âStardust babyâ, and became an unwitting receptacle for the grief and anger of others When she was 17-months-old, Lisa Lawlorâs parents Maureen and Francis left her at home in Finglas with a babysitter, so they could have a rare night out. The date was February 13th, 1981, the night before Valentineâs Day. Lisa was recovering from a slight cough, and her mother was worried about leaving her, but Francis was persuasive. He had got tickets from a friend to a disco in Artane. The disco was at the Stardust. Lisaâs parents â like 46 other young people who went out that night â never came home. ....
Reflections on the Centenary of the Government of Ireland Act Speech 10 December 2020 Queens University Belfast
I welcome very much this opportunity to reflect, together with Brandon and Arlene and Michelle and this panel of eminent historians, on the centenary of the Government of Ireland Act. History does not come with neat beginnings and endings, but the passage of this Act in 1920, through which the Westminster Parliament gave its approval and legal underpinning to partition and the foundation of Northern Ireland, is clearly a landmark moment in the history of this island, and these islands. 2021 will, I know, see a range of different events to mark that centenary in different ways. And, in light of the different perspectives that people will bring, I think that is a positive thing. ....