decade of centenaries

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Maurice Manning, chairman of the advisory committee on the decade of centenaries: “We were into commemoration. We were into history. We were not into politics. We said no,” he told Parnell Summer School. Photograph: Cathy Loughran
Historians said no to politics in 1916 commemorations

Historians involved in advising on the decade of centenaries “point blank” refused a Government request to use the Northern Ireland peace process as a(...)

The Bank of Ireland on College Green: It is understood the bank will apply to Dublin City Council for planning permission for the College Green Cultural and Heritage Centre before Christmas. Photograph: Alan Betson
Bank of Ireland to spend €10m on College Green heritage centre

Bank of Ireland will spend €10 million refurbishing and meeting some of the running costs of the heritage centre it is providing to the State at its (...)