Born in 1993

Ireland decriminalised homosexuality — a huge symbolic and practical shift in a country where it had been a criminal offence until this point. Mary Robinson's presidency was transforming what the Irish could imagine about themselves. The economy was growing at 4%.

Foreign direct investment was flowing in, particularly in technology and pharmaceuticals. A new Ireland was being built, piece by piece, in ways that sometimes left older generations bewildered and younger ones electrified.