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# 100 years

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2022
Arthur Griffith remembered in Leinster House following criticism of a lack of State commemoration
A ceremony took place in Leinster House following criticism about the lack of a State commemoration.
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Aug 12th 2022, 1:18 PM
Irish Air Corps celebrates 100 years of service with Dublin city fly past
The Irish Air Corps celebrated 100 years since its formation at Casement Aerodrome this morning.
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Mar 23rd 2022, 1:11 PM
Commemoration marks the 100th anniversary of the handover of Dublin Castle
Michael Collins and other members of the provisional Government took over Dublin Castle from the British 100 years ago today.
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Jan 16th 2022, 8:07 PM
Commemoration to mark the 100th anniversary of Dublin Castle handover taking place today
On 16 January 1922 at 1.45pm, the Viceroy of Ireland formally handed over power.
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Jan 16th 2022, 7:45 AM
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The Treaty: Timeline of 'the most important document in Irish history'
The Anglo-Irish Treaty, or simply ‘The Treaty’, was signed on 6 December 1921.
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Dec 4th 2021, 12:04 PM
Timeline of '21: Ireland faces tricky commemorative year as violence leads to Treaty
What are the main commemorative dates to keep an eye on this year?
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Jan 1st 2021, 8:00 AM
Boris Johnson to announce Northern Ireland centenary plans today
A Centenary Forum and Centenary Historical Advisory Panel will be created.
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Aug 13th 2020, 8:52 AM
Minister to lay wreath at ceremony to mark centenary of Soloheadbeg Ambush
The Soloheadbeg Ambush is widely seen as the event which sparked the War of Independence.
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Jan 20th 2019, 6:00 AM
The Soloheadbeg Ambush and the shots heard around the world
It’s widely seen as the event which sparked the War of Independence.
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Jan 13th 2019, 9:15 PM
Wexford will wear this special commemorative jersey for their Leinster SFC opener
It’s 100 years since the Model County won four successive All-Ireland titles.
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Apr 30th 2018, 5:59 PM
"Votes for women!": Suffragette's granddaughter returns to smash windows at Dublin Castle
The historic window smashing by suffragette Hanna Sheehy Skeffington was reenacted to mark 100 years since legislation was passed that gave Irish women the right to vote.
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Feb 6th 2018, 6:06 PM
Remembering the Easter 1916 Rising
The flags, the colour and the pride – follow everything that’s going on here.
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Mar 27th 2016, 2:10 PM
This viral beauty video about Ireland has an interesting take on the North/South divide
Berets and guns were accessories, apparently.
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Mar 16th 2016, 5:07 PM
How do you tackle a HR crisis 1,300km from civilisation? Ask Ernest Shackleton
Here’s how the Kildare-born explorer dealt with an attempted mutiny, 100 years ago today.
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Dec 27th 2015, 9:22 PM
New images show the Lusitania lying on the seabed off the coast of Cork
Tomorrow will mark 100 years to the day that the RMS Luistania sinking.
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May 6th 2015, 6:04 PM
A bedroom frozen in time - the interiors of a life 100 years ago
The room in a French village has remained as it was at the time of the World War I soldier’s death almost a century ago.
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Nov 13th 2014, 3:48 PM
This gif shows the spread of WWI into a global conflict
Gif shows scope of the Great War which claimed over 37 million lives.
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Jul 28th 2014, 9:51 PM
Today marks 100 years since the beginning of the First World War
Within a week all the European superpowers were locked in conflict.
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Jul 28th 2014, 6:30 AM
NAMA pledges €5m for Moore Street site but dispute remains over 1916 plans
It was announced last year that the four houses at 14 to 17 Moore Street are to be converted into a commemorative centre at the national monument.
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Apr 23rd 2014, 10:11 PM
Whistleblowers, more whistleblowers and everything else happening in Leinster House today
What’s going on in the world of Irish governance today? This is…
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Feb 26th 2014, 9:00 AM
An Post plan two-storey extension of GPO ahead of 1916 anniversary
Planning permission has been sought for a new exhibition, a gallery space and a landscaped outdoor area.
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Jan 27th 2014, 4:54 PM
Meet the woman who wasn't celebrating on her 100th birthday
As she marks the landmark date, Hallum Al-Amin only fears dying outside her “precious” homeland.
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Jan 14th 2014, 10:30 PM
Pictures: Founding of Irish Volunteers marked at Garden of Remembrance
‘Óglaigh na hÉireann’ were officially launched with a rally at the Rotunda in November 1913.
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Nov 24th 2013, 1:11 PM