100 YEARS AGO: Foundation of the New Ireland Assurance Company

By Joseph E.A. Connell Jr In the early 1900s, Arthur Griffith proposed that the Irish were capable of operating their own businesses, and that thousands of pounds were needlessly sent to Britain every year to profit British companies at the expense of the Irish people. Among the companies Griffith noted were the insurance companies of ... Read more

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