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Do you have what it takes to be Leitrim's 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 the 2021 Decade of Centenaries Programme. The successful applicant will be required to work 20 hou...

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 with the National Museum of Ireland (NMI), the National Library of Ireland (NLI), the National Archi...

Centenary events being held throughout the year

LMFM By Marc O'Driscoll 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 Council's Civic Commemorations Committee says while the erection of the plaque will not form part of the formal Decade of Centenaries Programme for 2021, it would not have any objection to the battle being commemorated. Mea...

€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 Programme. €50,000 will be allocated to every Local Authority to support their plans for 2021. A furthe...