A Protestant Cultural Centre should be built to tell the story of the faith in the State, which has largely been forgotten since independence was gained, Minister for Business Heather Humphreys has said. Speaking on Wednesday night at the launch of a book - Protestant and Irish, the Minister suggested the centre could be located in the last predominantly Protestant village in the Republic, Drum in Co Monaghan. Ms Humphreys said the story of Protestants in the Republic was one of “achievement and a remarkable contribution” with presidents, a chief justice and a Director of Public Prosecutions among their number. “The Protestant Cultural Centre would seek to capture and tell the full story of the experiences of Protestants in the State at national, local and familial level,” she said. It is a series of 18 essays which explores the Protestant experience in the Republic since independence.

Source: The Irish Times March 06, 2019 20:48 UTC