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Impact of 1912 Home Rule Bill recalled
THE DECISIVE impact of the third Home Rule Bill on the history of Ireland over the past century was the theme of the first official…
Villagers remember 11 who died on 'Titanic'
A MAYO community that lost the cream of its youth in the Titanic tragedy brought their departure from the village vividly back…
Sacrifice of Irish men who fought in first World War recalled
THE FIRST World War represents the worst Irish death toll from a single event since the Famine, making it imperative that its…
Piping up for those lost at sea
With much of Belfast’s ‘Titanic’ celebrations focusing on the ship, Philip Hammond has composed a moving musical tribute to the…
Republican revolutionaries 'followed Carson's example'
THE ULSTER unionist campaign against the 1912 Home Rule Bill led by Lord Edward Carson served the interests of violent republicanism…
How was the Titanic 11-course meal? First class
IT’S NOT often you have a dinner at which 70 guests use more than 840 glasses.
Lecture hears of historian's view of two-nation Ireland
THE LOGIC that underpins the Belfast Agreement, the principle of consent, requires us to re-examine historical assumptions about…
Remembrance in NI need not be divisive for communities
COMMEMORATIONS can help shape our collective political, social and cultural conscience and may be a source of healing and learning…
Commemorations can be strong unifying influence
OPINION: CONCERN HAS been expressed recently that the coming decade of centenary celebrations could lead to great controversy…
North's politicians must strike right tone during emotionally charged anniversaries
UNIONIST AND nationalist politicians, tourism chiefs and community relations personnel are among a diverse group charged with…
Celebrating momentous events that shaped the course of Irish history a century ago
A DECADE of commemoration will begin in the year ahead as ceremonies are held to mark the momentous events that changed the face…
Birth of a nation: the treaty that transformed Ireland
OPINION: NEXT TUESDAY marks the 90th anniversary of the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty on December 6th, 1921
All sacrifices of people 100 years ago must be honoured
OPINION: Home Rule and the Dublin Lockout should be commemorated as well as the Rising
Rising to the challenge
With such a long tradition of complex and contradictory responses to the 1916 Easter Rising, there’s no reason to expect the …
Sharing Collins's legacy of democracy
When a Fianna Fáil Minister, Brian Lenihan, speaks tomorrow at Béal na mBláth on the anniversary of Michael Collins’s death, …
The GPO and the Rising revisited
HISTORY: Dublin 1916: The Siege of the GPO By Clair Wills Profile Books 299pp £14.99
Remembering the Rising
In 1966, the golden jubilee of the Easter Rising, Telefís Éireann broadcast a series of 21 lectures on the history of Ireland…
Rising to the challenge
History Last year's commemoration of events in 1916 has inspired a thought-provoking essay collection
Rebellion revisited
Irish History: A return to the 'lived reality' of the events of Easter week in words and pictures
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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