Editing Generation X (section)

====Republic of Ireland====

The term "Generation X" is used to describe [[Irish people]] born between 1965 and 1985; they grew up during [[The Troubles]] and the 1980s [[economic recession]], coming of age during the [[Celtic Tiger]] period of prosperity in the 1990s onward.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-20443236.html|title=All grown up and in their forties: Whatever happened to Generation X?|first=Suzanne|last=Harrington|date=19 February 2017|website=Irish Examiner|access-date=27 June 2021|archive-date=27 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627181540/https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-20443236.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://irishstudies.nd.edu/events/2020/12/02/irelands-generation-x-with-belinda-mckeon-barry-mccrea/|title=Ireland's Generation X? with Belinda McKeon & Barry McCrea |website=Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies|date=2 December 2020 |access-date=27 June 2021|archive-date=27 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627181540/https://irishstudies.nd.edu/events/2020/12/02/irelands-generation-x-with-belinda-mckeon-barry-mccrea/|url-status=live}}</ref> The appropriateness of the term to Ireland has been questioned, with [[Darach Ó Séaghdha]] noting that "Generation X is usually contrasted with the one before by growing up in smaller and different family units on account of their parents having greater access to [[contraception]] and [[divorce]] – again, things that were not widely available in Ireland. [''Contraception was only available under prescription in 1978 and without prescription in 1985; divorce was illegal until 1996.''] However, this generation was in prime position to benefit from the Celtic Tiger, the [[Northern Ireland peace process|Peace Process]] and liberalisations introduced on foot of [[EU membership]] and was less likely to [[Irish diaspora|emigrate]] than those that came before and after. You could say that in many ways, these are Ireland's real Boomers."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/the-irish-for-is-this-generation-ireland-progressive-one-because-we-didnt-have-baby-boomers-4664099-Jun2019/|title=The Irish For: Is Ireland more progressive now because we didn't have baby boomers?|first=Darach|last=Ó Séaghdha|website=TheJournal.ie|date=2 June 2019|access-date=27 June 2021|archive-date=27 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627181538/https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/the-irish-for-is-this-generation-ireland-progressive-one-because-we-didnt-have-baby-boomers-4664099-Jun2019/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Culturally, [[Britpop]], [[Celtic rock]], the [[Irish traditional music|trad revival]], ''[[Father Ted]]'', the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]] and [[rave]] culture were significant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theosthinktank.co.uk/comment/2020/08/07/millennials-spirituality-sex-and-the-screen|title=Millennials: spirituality, sex, and the screen|website=Theos Think Tank|access-date=27 June 2021|archive-date=27 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627181540/https://www.theosthinktank.co.uk/comment/2020/08/07/millennials-spirituality-sex-and-the-screen|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/generation-x-no-it-s-generation-zzzzzz-1.215566|title=Generation X? No, it's Generation Zzzzzz|first=John|last=Waters|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=27 June 2021|archive-date=6 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206052329/https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/generation-x-no-it-s-generation-zzzzzz-1.215566|url-status=live}}</ref> [[The Divine Comedy]] song "[[Generation Sex]]" (1998) painted a picture of [[hedonism]] in the late 20th century, as well as its effect on the media.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/life/gen-x-spotting-they-ascended-the-ladder-just-as-the-celtic-tiger-was-being-birthed-35473566.html|title=Gen X-spotting: they ascended the ladder just as the Celtic Tiger was being birthed|last=Sweeney|first=Tanya|website=independent|date=24 February 2017 |access-date=27 June 2021|archive-date=27 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627181539/https://www.independent.ie/life/gen-x-spotting-they-ascended-the-ladder-just-as-the-celtic-tiger-was-being-birthed-35473566.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Greenwald">{{cite web |first=Matthew |last=Greenwald |url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/generation-sex-mt0000377781 |title=The Divine Comedy: 'Generation Sex' – Review |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=4 September 2020 |archive-date=6 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206051136/https://www.allmusic.com/song/generation-sex-mt0000377781 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[David McWilliams (economist)|David McWilliams]]' 2005 book ''[[The Pope's Children|The Pope's Children: Ireland's New Elite]]'' profiled Irish people born in the 1970s (just prior to the [[Pope John Paul II's visit to Ireland|papal visit to Ireland]]), which was a [[baby boom]] that saw Ireland's population increase for the first time since the [[Great Famine (Ireland)|1840s Great Famine]]. The Pope's Children were in position to benefit from the Celtic Tiger and the newly liberal culture, where the [[Catholic Church]] had significantly less social power.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thejournal.ie/pope-john-pauls-rte-4020761-May2018/|title=If you were named John Paul after the Pope's 1979 visit, RTÉ is looking for you|first=Gráinne Ní|last=Aodha|website=TheJournal.ie|date=19 May 2018|access-date=27 June 2021|archive-date=27 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627181538/https://www.thejournal.ie/pope-john-pauls-rte-4020761-May2018/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/born-in-1981-am-i-part-of-generation-x-or-generation-y-1.2755760|title=Born in 1981, am I part of Generation X or Generation Y?|first=Conor|last=Ward|newspaper=The Irish Times|access-date=27 June 2021|archive-date=6 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206144712/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/born-in-1981-am-i-part-of-generation-x-or-generation-y-1.2755760|url-status=live}}</ref>