So the script lay abandoned at his feet, witness to the oratorical skills of Michael D Higgins as he launched into his speech ...

1970: Riots break out in the Ardoyne area of Belfast. On the same day, Muammar Gaddafi is proclaimed premier of Libya. 1973: President Nixon orders a halt to American bombing in North Vietnam ...

Supporting the Irish rebels from London was not a popular move at the time, especially for a British woman already fighting for voting rights in her country ...