While the Irish state has deliberately avoided any mention of the word ‘Catholic’ in it’s official communiques about Daniel O’Connell and has no plans in its Programme for Government to commemorate the anniversary of Catholic Emancipation in 2029 – probably the greatest success of O’Connell which won him the title ‘The Liberator’- the Taoiseach did…
Taoiseach lauds O’Connell’s Catholic Emancipation legacy
Tánaiste Micheál Martin

