In October 1921, Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith led an Irish delegation in London for the Anglo-Irish negotiations which culminated with the Anglo-Irish Treaty two months later.
Anthony Ekundayo Lennon, who was born to white Irish parents in England, appeared on English TV to respond to claims that he faked being mixed race to receive a theater grant.
The leader of the UK Labour Party was one of the early supporters of Paul Hill and The Guildford Four, who served 15 years in prison after being wrongly accused of a bombing.
Boris Johnson's father Stanley Johnson has apologized for comments he made last year saying "if the Irish want to shoot each other, they will shoot each other."
