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A new book has been published which celebrates the lives of two pioneering Laois women. ‘Opening a Window on the Past’ is a local history publicatio...

Longford County Library, Heritage and Archives Services will launch a resource pack for schools entitled ‘Ireland and Longford in Times of War and Revolut...

A respectful, non-partisan approach is vital, writes Minister for Culture Catherine Martin

WATCH: Centenary commemorations for the Burning of the Custom House in Dublin The Burning of the Custom House occurred 100 years ago today, May 25, 1921, when the IRA seized and set fire to the Dublin building. IrishCentral Staff May 25, 2021 May 25, 2021: Minister for Housing Darragh OBrien at the Custom House in Dublin at the event to remember the burning of the Custom House 100 years ago. RollingNews.ie Facebook

Press release Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and Minister Catherine Martin announce 2021 Programme for the Decade of Centenaries including a permanent new 20th Century History of Ireland exhibition Cultural Institutions and Creativity take centre stage in the government’s commemoration programme featuring: substantial investment in new exhibitions and artistic commissions in the National Cultural Institutions to mark key centenaries State Commemoration to...

Do you have what it takes to be Leitrims Historian in Residence? Reporter:  ); Applications are now being invited for the role of ‘Historian in Residence’ to support Leitrim County Council’s Decade of Centenaries Programme for 2021. This is a Contract for Service and there is a grant of €10,000 available, inclusive of all travel and other costs associated with the residency, funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media under the Community Strand of ...

Minister Martin announces new Artist-in-Residence Programme as part of the Decade of Centenaries Programme   Minister Catherine Martin T.D. has announced a new Artist-in-Residence scheme to create new works to encourage public engagement with the Decade of Centenaries and institutions. Artists will be invited to reflect on the rich collections held by our institutions and other bodies and create innovative pieces in order to reach new audiences. The programme is in partnership ...

Centenary events being held throughout the year

LMFM By Marc ODriscoll Meath County Council has also approved the renaming of Ashbourne Linear Park. A plaque is to be erected to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Salford in Moynalty. The bridge just outside the village was the scene of an ambush by the IRA against the Black and Tans on January 23rd 1921. Meath County Councils Civic Commemorations Committee says while the erection of the plaque will not form part of the formal Decade of Cen...

€50,000 allocated to Longford Decade of Centenaries Programme Reporter: );  ); Longford County Council is to receive €50,000 to support their plans for the Decade of Centenaries Programme in 2021. Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, announced funding of €1.75 million for local authorities in 2021 to support their leading role in developing community-led commemorative activities for the final phase of the Decade of Centenaries Program...