Belinda Vigors: If a 'concern for community' was what made Ireland Ireland, then women were expected to make that a reality. There is something about ‘women’ and ‘community’ which evokes all the best characteristics carried by women of Ireland. An unequal loadBut it is also indicative of how unequal the load of creating Ireland’s communalism has historically been. Throughout the history of the Irish State, women have borne the responsibility of this ideology. And if a “concern for community” was what made Ireland Ireland, then women were expected to make that a reality.

Source: Irish Examiner January 30, 2026 01:01 UTC