Home Rule exhibition in Dublin symbol of length of road travelled, says Deenihan

Minister hails north-south co-operation on commemorations

Minister for Arts Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan said he appreciated continuing partnership in commemorations with Ministers at the Northern Ireland Office. Photograph: Eric Luke

Minister for Arts Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan said he appreciated continuing partnership in commemorations with Ministers at the Northern Ireland Office. Photograph: Eric Luke

The opening of a Home Rule exhibition focusing on unionism at Glasnevin Cemetery museum, Dublin, was described yesterday by Minister for Heritage Jimmy Deenihan as a symbol of the length of the road travelled since tumultuous days.

Opening The Third Home Rule Crisis,the Unionist Response, the Minister said the Decade of Centenaries project was to build understanding of the context surrounding events, including the first World War, the 1916 Rising, the workers’ rights movement and the fight for women’s suffrage.

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