Overview

Pressure grows to grant Ireland's Catholic population the right to vote and sit in the UK Parliament

Parliament ratifies a decision by the Irish Free State to leave the British Commonwealth

Parliament addresses several aspects of Irish affairs, including the church, Poor Law and local government

Following constitutional and popular campaigns against British rule, the Irish Parliament reasserts its authority over Irish affairs

In 1916 a group of Irish republicans proclaimed Ireland an independent state

Concerned that Britain and Ireland were drifting apart, the British government pursues a formal union of the British and Irish parliaments

How Ireland took its place in the Commonwealth Parliament of Oliver Cromwell's republic

Another dominant issue in 19th century Ireland was land reform

Gladstone also sought to break the connection between church and state in Ireland

Parliament tries to address what became a defining moment in Irish history, the sustained failure of its potato crop

Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries Ireland questioned the English Parliament's right to pass laws on Irish affairs

Parliament considers a third measure to answer the Irish question

A movement soon developed in Ireland to repeal the 1801 Act of Union

From the late 15th century the English Parliament asserted legal authority over Ireland

How the English Parliament responded to civil war, not only in Ireland, but also in England and Scotland

Irish MPs begin to organise themselves into a party committed to home rule for Ireland

Parliament considers two proposals for granting Ireland a degree of independence

The UK Parliament asserts direct control over Northern Ireland as a response to growing violence

Parliament attempts to restore devolved government in Northern Ireland