“But to speak in broad brush strokes, I think Irish people know as much about England… as English people know about Ireland. She stresses the importance of not generalising. She says “it is highly unusual for me to go a day without my accent being commented on” and that she’s “very attuned” to being English in Ireland. She is executive director of engagement at Dublin City University (DCU), and former CEO of the RIA and ex-head of public service reform at the Department of Public Expenditure. Laura Mahoney, born in Leicester, has been living happily in Ireland for over 27 years, and is an Irish citizen now. The British ambassador to Ireland, Paul Johnson, speaking in a personal capacity at the event, expressed a curiosity about the inclusion of the word royal in some Irish organisations’ titles, and pondered if perhaps the continued use of the term was an indicator of Ireland’s “maturity” about independence.īut are English people who live in Ireland experiencing a maturity of attitudes? Or does a current of anti-English sentiment run deeper than some Irish people are prepared to admit? “You can be anything in Ireland now, as long as it’s not English”, was the title of a panel discussion which took place in the Royal Irish Academy (RIA) earlier this week.
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