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Jo Neary

“I don’t know if there’s different ways of feeling Irish”

Adrian Lunney

“The mind can’t let some things rest…
The issues keep burning away”

Liverpool Irish Centre

“People elsewhere in the country thought you were a bit odd. They thought you were probably lawless.”

Mo O’Connell and Mary Tynan

“I get to express myself here. It’s still a fight. Always.” – Mo

“Security, safety, friendship, family. All of that, I suppose.” – Mary

Laurence Cox

“One of the big things that poor Irish people have is a fantastic ability to tell stories.”

Nathan Mannion

“Migration’s never going to stop. It’s a universal part of our identity.”

Zoe Lyons

“Connection. Human connection.”

Rosemary Adaser

“No, no, no, no, no. Where are you really from?”

Dame Elizabeth Anionwu

“I’m a black British woman of Irish-Nigerian heritage, thank you very much.”