{"product_id":"a-new-ireland-how-europes-most-conservative-country-became-its-most-liberal-hardcover","title":"A New Ireland: How Europe's Most Conservative Country Became Its Most Liberal - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNiall O'Dowd\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's not your father's Ireland. Not anymore. A story of modern revolution in Ireland told by the founder of \u003ci\u003eIrishCentral\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIrish America \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, and the \u003ci\u003eIrish Voice\u003c\/i\u003e newspaper.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a May 2019 countrywide referendum, Ireland voted overwhelmingly to make abortion legal; three years earlier, it had done the same with same-sex marriage, becoming the only country in the world to pass such a law by universal suffrage. Pope Francis's visit to the country saw protests and a fraction of the emphatic welcome that Pope John Paul's had seen forty years earlier. There have been two female heads of state since 1990, the first two in Ireland's history. Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, an openly gay man of Indian heritage, declared that \"a quiet revolution had taken place.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt had. For nearly all of its modern history, Ireland was Europe's most conservative country. The Catholic Church was its most powerful institution and held power over all facets of Irish life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as scandal eroded the Church's hold on Irish life, a new Ireland has flourished. War in the North has ended. EU membership and an influx of American multinational corporations have helped Ireland weather economic depression and transform into Europe's headquarters for Apple, Facebook, and Google. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith help from prominent Irish and Irish American voices like historian and bestselling author Tim Pat Coogan and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e's Maureen Dowd, \u003ci\u003eA New Ireland \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of a modern revolution against all odds.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIrish-born \u003cb\u003eNiall O'Dowd\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eLincoln and the Irish\u003c\/i\u003e along with three other books on Irish-American themes. He is the founder of \u003ci\u003eIrishCentral\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIrish America \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, and the \u003ci\u003eIrish Voice\u003c\/i\u003e newspaper. He is also responsible for publishing IrishCentral.com and the \u003ci\u003eIrish Emigrant\u003c\/i\u003e newspaper in Boston. Niall was awarded an honorary doctorate by University College Dublin for his work on the Irish peace process, which was a subject of a book, \u003ci\u003eDaring Diplomacy\u003c\/i\u003e, and a PBS Special, \u003ci\u003eAn Irish Voice\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He and his wife, Debbis, and daughter, Alana, live in New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 10, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42167899455623,"sku":"9781510749290","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/515834f75522dedc0b85d6a09e15c767.webp?v=1733331404","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-new-ireland-how-europes-most-conservative-country-became-its-most-liberal-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}