“Look Back to Look Forward: 50 Years of the Irish in Britain” is an oral history project telling the stories of Irish people who have emigrated to Britain over the past half-century. 

The free exhibition opened at the Irish Cultural Centre in Hammersmith on Wednesday, November 1, and will travel to spots in Liverpool, Leeds, and Birmingham later in the month.

“Look Back to Look Forward: 50 Years of the Irish in Britain” is also available to view as an online exhibition. 

The exhibition, which is organized by the Irish in Britain charity in celebration of its 50th year, helps to document and preserve the life stories of people of Irish heritage living in Britain over the past 50 years. 

The project aims to educate the public on migration and the modern history of Britain and Ireland and additionally aims to allow future generations to learn about the experience of the Irish in Britain. 

It also charts the progress of the Irish in Britain, highlighting how the Irish went from a widely discriminated-against group in the 1960s and 1970s to the highest earning of all ethnic groups in the UK in 2021. 

You can read more in an article in the irishcentral web site at: https://www.irishcentral.com/news/community/irish-in-britain-oral-history.