How did protestant politicians explain the social, economic and political differences between Catholics and Protestants?
… resentful and angry, this pushed them to try and stop the protests and began to ignore them, this angered the Catholics very much and they began using violent protest as a way to get what they wanted and needed While there was still an economic recession in Ireland around the 1960’s, the country tried as hard as it could to keep aloft. Under Prime Minister Sean Lemass (Elected 1959, served until 1966), Ireland’s sluggish economy was given a boost. The First Programme for Economic Expansion, economic mobility, consumer spending, and foreign trade increased, while emigration decreased. In spite of this newfound economic stability, Ireland still had a difficult time joining the European Economic Community, as did Britain. In the worldwide oil crisis and ensuing recession forced Ireland into deflation, which inspired efforts to tax farmers’ incomes, and wealth taxes. This obviously didn’t create a good image of Prime Minister Cosgrove in …
