Ireland’s complicated fascination with royals

Royalism was common in Ireland for centuries — CS Parnell was a royalist, for example. Our relationship with the crown is a long and winding one, writes Mervyn O’Driscoll

In May 2018, large sections of us unapologetically devoured even the most trifling details of the wedding of Prince Harry Windsor and Meghan Markle. It was not that different in 1981, when Prince Charles married Lady Diana.