This week, we’re paying tribute to Constance Markievicz, who blazed a trail for female politicians by winning a seat in the British Parliament just months after women secured the vote in 1918.

You can watch the performance here: And see an explanation behind Gore-Booth and Markievicz, and the play, by Dr Sonja Tiernan from Liverpool Hope University: Further explanation of the background ...

Blackrock, 19 April 1917 - A meeting of the Blackrock Urban Council discussed a circular which has been sent demanding better treatment for Countess Markievicz. The chairman of the council ...