O'Neills Apathy for Catholics (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Date of O'Neill-Lemass meeting
Date of O'Neill-Lemass meeting
January 1965
Lemass's role
Lemass's role
Taoiseach of Republic of Ireland
Last meeting before O'Neill-Lemass
Last meeting before O'Neill-Lemass
1921 (at partition)
Focus of O'Neill-Lemass talks
Focus of O'Neill-Lemass talks
Economic cooperation (trade & tourism)
Industries O'Neill moved away from
Industries O'Neill moved away from
Shipbuilding and textiles
Year O'Neill became PM
Year O'Neill became PM
1963
Electoral practice O'Neill's govt supported
Electoral practice O'Neill's govt supported
Gerrymandering
O'Neill's response to civil rights movement
O'Neill's response to civil rights movement
Lukewarm/inadequate
Nature of O'Neill's reforms
Nature of O'Neill's reforms
Superficial
3 areas of discrimination O'Neill slow to address
3 areas of discrimination O'Neill slow to address
Housing, employment, political representation
Who opposed Lemass-O'Neill meetings
Who opposed Lemass-O'Neill meetings
Ian Paisley & hardline unionists
O'Neill's economic focus
O'Neill's economic focus
Diversification & modernisation
Effect of O'Neill's policies on unemployment
Effect of O'Neill's policies on unemployment
Reduced it
How unionists viewed O'Neill-Lemass talks
How unionists viewed O'Neill-Lemass talks
Betrayal/threat to UK union
What O'Neill-Lemass meetings signalled
What O'Neill-Lemass meetings signalled
Potential thaw in NI-Republic relations