News - Creative Centenaries

14 September 2022

Creative Centenaries unveil new Graphic Novel exploring the partition of Ireland

Explore the partition of Ireland through archival material from institutions across the island in this latest resource.

28 February 2022

Digital Version of Collecting the Past/Making the Future Exhibition is Launched Online

Collecting the Past/Making the Future exhibition has been transformed and launched as a full immersive experience of the physical show.

13 September 2021

Changing of a Nation Exhibition

Fermanagh County Museum are delighted to announce the opening of their latest exhibition, 'Changing of a Nation'.

10 September 2021

NI Centenary – Looking Back…. Stepping Forward

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Councils want to hear your stories! This innovative new project will celebrate older people and capture their untold stories in oral recordings for dramatic interpretation.

10 September 2021

Northern Ireland Centenary Wall opens at Siege Museum

Derry-Londonderry's Siege Museum is proud to announce their new exhibition, Centennial Wall, depicting the Prime Ministers of Northern Ireland and events associated with their time in office and the City of Londonderry.

03 September 2021

What Northern Ireland Means to Me

Shared Future News has launched a new podcast, What Northern Ireland Means to Me, to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland.

31 August 2021

Aughlish Ulster Scots Group launch project exploring area's 100 year history

Launch event featured 90 year old resident who recalled key historical events in the area

27 August 2021

Poetry as Commemoration project launched

A new partnership for the Decade of Centenaries with the Irish Poetry Reading Archive at University College Dublin (UCD) Library.

30 July 2021

Competition - Win a Copy of Sue Divin's 'Guard Your Heart'

As part of its Creative Centenaries programme, the Nerve Centre is delighted to partner with writer, Sue Divin, in a competition giveaway of five copies of her début novel, Guard Your Heart (Macmillan, 2021).

26 July 2021

New Centenary Scholarship Scheme for Northern Ireland Students

The scheme, launched to mark the Northern Ireland centenary, will support up to 34 students at Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University.

23 July 2021

21 Artists for the 21st Century

A diverse range of Northern Ireland’s young creative talent have been selected for the ‘21 Artists for the 21st Century’ cultural initiative as part of the UK Government’s Centenary programme.

20 July 2021

Free Access to National Museums NI archives

National Museums NI is providing free access to collections and archives to support organisations delivering their own Centenary events and projects.

05 July 2021

Win a Copy of Women and the Decade of Commemorations

Enter our competition to win one of five copies of this groundbreaking book.

14 June 2021

NI100 Education Centenary Programme

New programme of projects announced to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland, aimed at different age groups and aspects of the curriculum throughout the 2021/22 academic year.

14 June 2021

Win a Copy of Cormac Moore's Birth of the Border

Enter our competition to win one of five copies of Cormac Moore's Birth of the Border: The Impact of Partition in Ireland.

07 June 2021

'The Forgotten Ten' - War of Independence Centenary Exhibition Opens at Kilmainham Gaol

New exhibition exploring the lives of the ten men executed at Mountjoy Prison during the War of Independence.

04 June 2021

Photography Exhibition Exploring War of Independence in Cork Launches at Crawford Gallery

‘For Those That Tell No Tales’ features work by photogapher Dara McGrath on some of the lesser known sites of conflict.

21 May 2021

100 Years Creative Writing Project Launched for Children and Young People

Cross-border project by Fighting Words and Fighting Words Northern Ireland to mark the decade of centenaries.

20 May 2021

Major New Collecting the Past, Making the Future Exhibition to Open at Ulster Museum

The exhibition, delivered by Nerve Centre's Making the Future project and the Ulster Museum, opens on 25 May.

19 May 2021

Children Invited to Share Ideas for Centenary Time Capsule

Schoolchildren from across Belfast are being invited to share their ideas for a time capsule to be opened in 100 years’ time.

13 May 2021

New Online Resource Exploring Women’s History Launched for Decade of Centenaries

Mná100 includes original research with some previously unseen photos and historic documents drawn together in new and innovative ways.

04 May 2021

Reframing 100 Project Showcases Creative Responses to the Border and Seeks Public Submissions

A new initiative from Nerve Centre's Making the Future programme aiming to inspire and connect people across the region and in border communities.

30 April 2021

Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum Launch New Virtual Centenary Exhibition

'Planting a Parliament' examines the early history of Northern Ireland through objects and photographs from the museum's collection.

27 April 2021

Irish Government Announces Decade of Centenaries Programme for 2021

The programme includes a major new exhibition exploring the events of the Decade of Centenaries.

26 April 2021

Five New Artists-in-Residence Announced Under Decade of Centenaries Programme

The artists will work in partnership with five cultural institutions across Ireland to produce work reflecting on the Decade of Centenaries.

25 April 2021

New Centenary Scheme to Support Northern Ireland’s Young Artists Announced

‘21 Artists for the 21st Century’ will enable young people to develop their creative skills through a dedicated mentorship programme.

25 April 2021

Queen's University Belfast Hosts Online Talk Series: 'The Partition of Ireland'

Series of online public talks to mark the centenary of partition and the formation of Northern Ireland.

22 April 2021

New Centenary Resource to Launch for Students

Ireland, 1900–25: Crisis, War and Revolution will enable users to explore some of the most significant moments in modern Irish history.

08 April 2021

New Job Opportunities in Nerve Centre's Award-Winning Communications Team

The Nerve Centre is seeking a Digital Communications Officer (Creative Centenaries) and a Digital Communications Manager (Good Relations).

18 March 2021

Creative Centenaries Among Successful Projects Awarded Shared History Funding

The Creative Centenaries Digital Engagement project is one of a number of successful applicants across Northern Ireland.

08 March 2021

Major Decade of Centenaries Project Draws to a Close

Understanding the Decade of Commemorations was a partnership between Nerve Centre and the Tower Museum

24 February 2021

Artist-in-Residence Scheme Announced for Decade of Centenaries Programme

Scheme aims to encourage public engagement with the Decade of Centenaries.

24 February 2021

Derry City and Strabane District Council Offering Grants of £2,000 for Groups Marking 1921 Centenary

The community-focused grants will enable local groups to engage with the events of 1921–22 through events and activities.

22 February 2021

New Book Published on Women and the Decade of Commemorations

New volume edited by Oona Frawley seeks to restore women's roles in the events of 1912–22 to the historical record.

15 February 2021

Creative Centenaries Website Relaunches as Information Hub around 1921 Centenary

The project has redeveloped and launched its hub website for the Decade of Centenaries.

08 February 2021

Resource Fair for Marking the 2021 NI Centenary Announced

Free online event announced highlighting resources and information for marking centenaries in 2021.

03 February 2021

Podcast Explores Partition and Centenary of Northern Ireland

A new podcast by BBC News NI exploring partition and the Northern Ireland centenary.

24 October 2020

Orange Order Announces Plans to Mark Northern Ireland Centenary

The Orange Order has planned a series of events for 2021 to mark the Northern Ireland centenary.

09 October 2020

Centenary Bodies Meet to Discuss Plans for Northern Ireland Anniversary

Centenary Forum appointed to develop plans to mark the 100-year anniversary of the creation of Northern Ireland.

09 December 2018

Award Winning Author Sheena Wilkinson to Speak at Tower Museum on New Book Star by Star

11 October 2018

Armistice People's Procession Invitation: Create an Unremembered Wreath

05 October 2018

Nerve Centre to be Part of Danny Boyle's Armistice Day of Commission

17 August 2018

Events programme kicks off in support of new #MakingHistory 1918 Exhibition

An events programme in support of the new #MakingHistory 1918 Exhibition at the Tower Museum in Derry~Londonderry begins in the coming days with a talk, film screening and historical walking tour.

18 July 2018

#MakingHistory 1918 Exhibition takes creative approach to the past

A new #MakingHistory 1918 Exhibition will open to the public at the Tower Museum on Friday July 27, exploring some of the key events taking place across Ireland during the

21 February 2018

Northern Ireland Suffrage Programme - Submit Your Event Now!

Creative Centenaries, in partnership with the Department for Communities and Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI), is collating information for a Northern Ireland-wide Suffrage event programme. Department for Communities,

18 January 2018

Participants Sought For Creative Maker Club to Explore Events of 100 years ago

A new Creative Maker Club aimed at exploring seminal events in the Decade of Centenaries will begin this February, allowing participants to use digital technologies to engage with the past.

09 December 2017

Support available to Northern Ireland groups to commemorate World War One in 2018

14 November 2017

IWM announce WomensWork100 Project

Year long programme of exhibitions, events, activities and creative responses to mark role of women

13 November 2017

Major conference to examine upcoming events in the Decade of Centenaries

Free on day conference examining the impact of upcoming events from the Decade of Centenaries

02 August 2017

Submit your case study to Decade of Anniversaries Toolkit

Did you plan and deliver a centenaries related project from 2013-16? Share your knowledge and experiences now

06 July 2017

New Exhibition Exploring the Life of Soldier Poet Francis Ledwidge Opens in Derry~Londonderry

Visual arts exhibition explore's war poet's life alongside interactive Creative Centenaries learning zone

27 June 2017

Volunteer poppy ambassadors sought for Weeping Window installation

Sculpture installation comes to Ulster Museum as part of 2017 International Arts Festival

07 June 2017

Creative Centenaries unveil new graphic novel on the Battle of Messines

The Nerve Centre’s Creative Centenaries project has produced a new graphic novel on the Battle of Messines, told through the experiences of real life characters. The Battle of Messines began

02 May 2017

Donegal council's 1916 minutes to be released

Council minutes from the time of the Easter Rising offer fascinating insight into Donegal life in 1916

27 April 2017

Free schools workshops on the Battle of Messines

Students get new graphic novel resource on Messines and use digital technology to explore the battle

21 April 2017

Joint commemoration to mark Messines centenary

Secretary of State announces shared UK and Ireland commemoration for the Battle of Messines

20 April 2017

Take part in survey to chart Decade of Centenaries projects

Responses sought from across community, arts and voluntary sectors about work undertaken to date

05 April 2017

VR company adopt First World War focus

Virtual reality tour of the Battle of the Somme to enhance opportunities for schools to explore war period

21 March 2017

First World War nursing stories to go online

Heritage Lottery Funded project to digitise personal records and stories from 100 years ago

09 March 2017

Councils produce new Somme comic book

Exploits of Tommy Chambers from Armagh, Thomas Hughes VC from Monaghan and Anne Acheson explored in new comic book

22 February 2017

All island Decade of Centenaries history competition launched

Ireland's Department of Education launch island wide schools' history competition for 2017

04 February 2017

New website reveals claims from public after Easter Rising

Paintings, jewellery and knickers among items claimed for in aftermath of Easter Rising, according to newly released archives

10 January 2017

Easter Rising autograph books go online

Pictures, poems, political statements and signatures form part of new digitised autograph book archive

20 December 2016

CRC announce 'Decade Conversations' programme for 2017

Three days of workshops across NI to look ahead to challenging years in the Decade of Centenaries

12 December 2016

History Hub launch 1916 inspired video series

Online video series asks politicians, community leaders, academics and more what 1916 means to them

08 December 2016

'Battlefields' project announced for school children

Education and Communities departments announce funding to bring schoolchildren to First World War battlefields

25 November 2016

Untold Stories are feature of Tower Museum's closing event

Music, drama, poetry and spoken word focus on the Tower Museum's Untold Stories exhibition and programme

17 November 2016

Somme letters offer fresh insight into battle

Letters written during First World War battle have been made public through Royal Mail project

04 November 2016

Closing event announced to mark Untold Stories exhibition

Night of music, song, drama and poetry to mark the end of Derry~Londonderry exhibition

21 October 2016

New talks series to explore Ireland post-1916

Six weeks programme will look ahead to and assess challenging years in the Decade of Centenaries

12 October 2016

Somme to be explored in major new Derry play

Major new production 'Divided by History, United by Music' tells the real life story of Derry musicians at the Somme

11 October 2016

National conference 1916 programme announced for Galway

Three day conference entitled 'Ireland 1916-2016: The Promise and Challenge of National Sovereignty'

10 October 2016

Weeping windows installation set for Ulster Museum

The iconic 'Weeping Windows' installation commemorating those who lost their lives during the First World War will come to the Ulster Museum in Belfast in 2017. The full installation was

29 September 2016

Easter Rising court martial files go online

Newly released material from the National Archives of Ireland have been put online and include the court-martial documents from the Easter Rising. The court martial files for Thomas MacDonagh reveal

19 September 2016

Belfast Somme 100 announce autumn programme

Somme to be remembered across Belfast with drama, music, film, talks, conferences and much more

07 September 2016

PRONI to host teachers' workshop

Workshop to explore historical context of period and showcase range of primary sources available at PRONI

05 September 2016

Halfway House play to tour NI venues

Philip Orr scripted production sees two women discover how their pasts are linked to the events of 1916

05 September 2016

Island Voices programme to explore the events of 1916

'Language, Identity and Nationhood' is the theme for a series of talks at the Tower Museum in Derry~Londonderry this autumn

02 September 2016

Belfast Festival announces 1916 theme in new programme

Events spanning dance, drama art and literature to address themes from 100 years ago

01 September 2016

Creative Centenaries at European Heritage Open Days

Workshops, performances and showcase of new technology during the 2016 EHOD programme

01 September 2016

PRONI's latest blog entry captures life after Somme

August and September entry includes fallout and repercussions from Somme as Western Front campaign continues

01 September 2016

Still, The Blackbird Sings set for September tour in Derry

Acclaimed play about Francis Ledwidge's time in Derry will tour to community venues across the city

30 August 2016

Easter Rising related archive to be made public

Belfast family with links to the Easter Rising to release large archive to Public Records Office NI

22 August 2016

3D image created of First World War cruiser

Only significant Royal Navy wreck from Battle of Jutland in English waters has been recreated in 3D image

21 August 2016

Online photography competition includes 1916 category

Annual competition looking for public to upload monuments in Ireland linked to the Easter Rising

08 August 2016

Lego used to recreate GPO from Easter Rising

Over 50,000 lego bricks used to form a lego Sackville Street from the 1916 uprising

04 August 2016

Major New Addition To #MakingHistory 1916 Exhibition

Shelter from Irish artist Anne Tallentire examines architectural legacy of First World War Nissen Hut

03 August 2016

Somme film screening announced with live orchestral score

Iconic Battle of the Somme film will be accompanied by a live orchestra for Lisburn event

02 August 2016

New website charts Sikh experiences during First World War

A new website which aims to build the biggest database on the Sikh experience during the First World War has been launched has gone live as part of a worldwide

01 August 2016

Comedian prepares to launch 1916 inspired show

Tim McGarry will draw on inspiration from events during the Decade of Centenaries for new comedy tour

20 July 2016

Willie Doherty unveils new Easter Rising inspired artwork

Loose Ends inspired by Doherty’s interest in the relationship between landscape and memory around Easter Rising

18 July 2016

Fields of Battle, Lands of Peace opens at Belfast City Hall

World's most widely viewed First World War exhibition comes to grounds of Belfast City Hall

15 July 2016

RTE to make follow up to Rebellion series

Rebellion: Two States will be set during the Irish War of Independence

06 July 2016

PRONI's July blog reveals Somme campaign

July journal includes letters and final wills written during the Battle of the Somme

05 July 2016

British Council develop Somme education pack

Remembering the Battle of the Somme education pack developed to enhance understanding of 1916 campaign

29 June 2016

Derry soldier at Somme remembered in recovered tape recording

An interview with a Derry soldier who fought at the Battle of the Somme has been uncovered by family after more than 30 years. Jack Rutherford left the city aged

27 June 2016

Somme diaries of Irish priest found 100 years later

BBC's Voices 16 documentary uncovers lost archives and stories from the Battle of the Somme

23 June 2016

Libraries NI launch 'Library Men of WW1' project

Letters from Librarians at the front to the Chief Librarian in Belfast go on display

16 June 2016

Virtual reality Somme film to feature in #MakingHistory exhibition

Immersive experience places viewers in the heart of the Somme trenches in July 1916

14 June 2016

App launched to help find Thiepval casualties

New app from Commonwealth War Graves Commission will help users locate injured and dead on Thiepval Memorial

14 June 2016

Nerve Centre bring 14-18 NOW co-commission Shelter to life

Shelter will consider an architectural legacy of the Nissen hut, first invented during the First World War

09 June 2016

Belfast Somme 100 launch five month programme

Film, lectures, exhibition, debates, workshops and more make up 141 day programme across the city

05 June 2016

Free digital workshops at Ulster Museum all summer

Virtual reality, game programming and iPad animation among free interactive workshop programme

02 June 2016

#MakingHistory exhibition opens at Ulster Museum

Creative Centenaries led exhibition explores themes of creativity and innovation across five zones in major installation

31 May 2016

International Multi-Media Project Exploring 1916 Opens in Derry

Mix of music, animation, poetry and storytelling combine to explore events of 1916

28 May 2016

Free walking tour of Belfast's 1916 connections

Creative Centenaries offers free Belfast based walking tours to community and history groups

27 May 2016

Libraries NI host online Jutland interactive exhibition

Libraries NI to launch interactive web based exhibition on the Battle of Jutland

26 May 2016

'The Box' brings First World War archive to life through theatre

Kabosh Theatre Company and Creative Centenaries bring story of nurse Olive Swanzy to life

26 May 2016

Irish Sailor event to mark Battle of Jutland centenary

Descendants of Irish sailors descending on Belfast for an All-Island Commemoration to the Irish Sailor event

25 May 2016

Teenagers Somme diary to go on display

Diary of seventeen year old County Armagh soldier to go on display at Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum

23 May 2016

Information on Jutland relatives sought by IWM

IWM seek details on Jutland sailors for Lives of the First World War project

10 May 2016

Londonderry Bands Forum to run series of workshops

Selected History of Ireland in 19th & 20th Centuries workshop programme to be run in Derry~Londonderry

09 May 2016

Battlefield 1 game to explore First World War

New first person computer game will be set during a number of battles from the First World War

04 May 2016

Somme photographs inspire new poetry

Simon Armitage draws on aerial photographs of Somme battlefield for new pieces of poetry

29 April 2016

Songs of Praise to film in Belfast

Battle of the Somme and Easter Rising are focus of episode being filmed in Belfast

28 April 2016

Easter Rising centenary pageant set for Derry

Outdoor re-enactment of Easter Rising to feature over 100 performers and will be streamed live

18 April 2016

Animated film explains the Battle of Jutland

Nick Jellicoe narrates animated film of First World War naval battle

18 April 2016

Untold Stories Exhibition Launches At Tower Museum

Tower Museum and Creative Centenaries led exhibition explores the north west's connection to 1916

14 April 2016

NI Musicians To Mark Centenary of Renowned Violinist Yehudi Menuhin

A raft of emerging and established Northern Irish musicians are set to mark the centenary of the birth of renowned violinist Yehudi Menuhin with a special performance

14 April 2016

Renowned Irish Poets Remembered In New Graphic Novel Exploring Events Of 1916

The fourth installment in the Creative Centenaries graphic novel series exploring the Decade of Centenaries will be launched in the Tower Museum, Derry~Londonderry on Thursday, April 21

12 April 2016

First Minister to Launch New Wall Art Installation Commemorating Lost Jutland Sailors From These Shores

A new wall art installation in North Belfast will commemorate sailors from all over Ireland who lost their lives at the Battle of Jutland

11 April 2016

Hugh Dennis Urges British Public to Discover, Explore and Remember the Fallen of WW1

British actor, Hugh Dennis, has teamed up with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) to launch the organisation’s new community initiative to get the British public to visit war graves

07 April 2016

Tower Museum Explores Derry’s Historic Links With 1916

Creative Centenaries and Tower Museum to launch exhibition and events programme

01 April 2016

New Statue to be Unveiled to Robert Quigg VC

A new memorial statue to Bushmills man Robert Quigg VC will be unveiled in the County Antirm town this June. Quigg was awarded the Victoria Cross for exceptional valour in

25 March 2016

'Remembering 1916: Your Stories' exhibition opens at Ulster Museum

New display in conjunction with Living Legacies never before seen artefacts from 1916

25 March 2016

Local Actor to Star in Rising ‘Docu-Drama’

Ballymena actor Vincent Higgins will take up the role of an Irish nationalist who tried desperately to prevent the Easter Rising in a new BBC documentary

24 March 2016

Irish Citizen Army Flag Returns to Dublin

A flag which was flown over Liberty Hall and later found in the ruins of the building has been returned to Dublin on loan from an Enniskillen museum

21 March 2016

Ulster Museum to Launch Remembering 1916 Exhibition

New exhibition opening at Ulster Museum to interpret 1916 and their impact and legacy

18 March 2016

Creative Centenaries programmes Open Learning course

Five week course begins April 25 and includes walking tour of sites of interest in Belfast

16 March 2016

European History Conference Travels to Northern Ireland

EUROCLIO set to host 23rd annual conference in Belfast, focusing on the anniversaries of 2016 in Northern Ireland and beyond

15 March 2016

Easter Rising Eyewitness Account Published for First Time

Arthur Matheson gives a day-by-day account of events witnessed from his Dublin home

15 March 2016

Join the Living Memory Team

Big Ideas Company are currently recruiting six new members of staff to deliver the Living Memory project in partnership with CWGC

14 March 2016

Belfast Libraries Launch ‘Two Cities One Book’

A month long programme of literary events running across Belfast and Dublin this April

09 March 2016

Derry City and Strabane District council unveil 2016 programming

Exhibitions, pageant, remembrance events and free family activity programme among programme to mark 1916

09 March 2016

Insurrection to be Re-Broadcast on RTE

Acclaimed RTE drama from 1966 set to feature on broadcaster's plans during centenary year

08 March 2016

Belfast council unveil new 1916 exhibition

New interactive exhibition explores key events of 1916 through personal experiences of Belfast

03 March 2016

New Animations on Easter Rising and Battle of the Somme Released

Animated films bring archive imagery to life in exploration of the events of 1916

01 March 2016

Creative Centenaries Programme Officially Launched

Major Northern Ireland wide Decade of Centenaries cultural heritage programme launches

29 February 2016

Living Memory Project launched in Belfast

Project to help communities highlight and engage with First World War dead is launched in Belfast

26 February 2016

‘Orange and Green: Derry and the First World War’ Exhibition

A new exhibition exploring the lives of the local men who fought in the First World War is currently on display in the Ráth Mór Centre until the end of

25 February 2016

Actors Required for Major Easter Rising Centenary Pageant

Gasyard Féile are calling on local people to take part in a major re-enactment of the 1916 Easter Rising being staged in Derry next month

25 February 2016

Lyric Theatre explores 'the nature of identity' with Centenary dramas

The 'Vivid Faces' season includes plays commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising and the Battle of the Somme

25 February 2016

Request for Project Management Services for Somme 100

History Hub Ulster is requesting tender proposals to manage the Somme 100 project

24 February 2016

Guide to Cross-Community Remembrance Goes Digital

Co-operation Ireland have published their guide to promoting cross-community remembrance while exploring the Decade of Centenaries

23 February 2016

Easter Rising shorts to screen at Dublin film festival

After 1916 films include animation telling the story of teenage rebel Vincent Byrne

23 February 2016

Share your stories of people who were at The Battle of Jutland

National Museum of the Royal Navy launches an innovative digital project to map stories of the people at the Battle of Jutland with Irish research provided by History Hub Ulster.

19 February 2016

1916 themed exhibition opens in Derry~Londonderry

German artist Anne Wenzel brings 'Night Falls, Day Breaks' to the Void Gallery in Derry

15 February 2016

Personal letters from Easter Rising leaders available to view online

Materials belonging to MacDonagh and MacDiarmada join National Library of Ireland's digital collection

10 February 2016

Free workshops for schools to help explore centenaries of 1916

Free digital skills training workshops around 1916 available to schools across in Urban Village areas

08 February 2016

Use Minecraft to explore the Easter Rising

1916 Digital Story-telling competition opens for submissions from around the globe

04 February 2016

PRONI's January 2016 blog available to read

New blog entry from PRONI includes diary entry from Portstewart man looking forward to returning home from the Western Front

04 February 2016

Vote Woodvale Park's war memorial oak for European Tree of the Year

Vote for peace tree planted in West Belfast in 1919 to honour First World War fallen

03 February 2016

RTE archive video recalls Easter Rising

New site from RTE features interactive map and personal video accounts from throughout the battle

01 February 2016

Creative Centenaries help students explore 1916

Twelve schools across the district combine to 'Journey Together' through the events of 1916

29 January 2016

Creative Centenaries workshops at NI Science Festival

Schools can avail of animation workshops to explore the science of the Lusitania

27 January 2016

Call for Participants in North Belfast Remembers Project

A sea of lights to remember those from North Belfast who died in the First World War.

21 January 2016

Artist launches video explaining the Easter Rising in 8 minutes

Donegal based artist has created an animation exploring the events leading up to, and during, the Easter Rising

20 January 2016

Nerve Centre involved in project to mark First World War centenary

Shelter by Anne Tallentire among one of the highlights for Northern Ireland in packed 14-18 NOW programme

20 January 2016

New Exhibition Showcasing 1916 Ireland Displayed Online for the First Time

Images highlighting the impact of the Easter Rising on people's lives in 1916 and its legacy have been launched in a new online exhibition

19 January 2016

Rare 1916 Rising photographs on display in London

Exhibition explores role of photography in the decades leading up to independence

14 January 2016

Poignant messages from First World War soldiers published online

Messages penned by hundreds of servicemen as they made their way to fight in World War One have been published online for the first time

13 January 2016

First World War hospital diaries go online from UK National Archives

The challenges of treating First World War casualties on the battlefield and at sea are revealed in newly-released online records from the UK's National Archives

13 January 2016

Google maps 1916 Rising sites with a virtual tour

Google Cultural Institute has commemorated the 1916 Easter Rising in the form of a virtual tour of Dublin, highlighting key sites and events

11 January 2016

North west groups invited to join centenary celebrations

Groups in Derry~Londonderry encouraged to contribute to plans for 1916 commemorations

04 January 2016

Philip Orr to unveil new drama on 1916

The Halfway House focuses on two women caught together in a pub in 1966

01 January 2016

Descendants of Irish sailors sought for HMS Caroline launch

Last surviving vessel from the Battle of Jutland will open to the public in May 2016

29 December 2015

Easter Rising global programme announced

Events and activityin Brazil, Argentina, Australia and more to uncover the international draw of 1916

23 December 2015

Job opportunities at Nerve Centre and Nerve Belfast

Temporary positions available along with a call for freelance digital trainers

04 December 2015

Cross-border orchestra to kickstart Easter Rising commemorations

Cross-border orchestra and choir with students from across Ireland to perform in Dublin on New Year's Day

03 December 2015

Easter Rising app offers tour of Dublin

Easter Rising sites included in digitally enhanced walking tour app

03 December 2015

New website for Somme Association

Includes details on how to get tickets for official Somme commemorations in France

02 December 2015

PRONI's November blog goes live

November blog recalls impact of war at home and abroad during late 1915

01 December 2015

HMS Caroline six months from completion

Last surviving Battle of Jutland vessel set to open by June 2016

30 November 2015

RTE's Easter Rising television series gets a trailer

First trailer released for Rebellion shows iconic moments from Easter Rising recreated

23 November 2015

Creative Centenaries announces programme call

Submit your 1916 related events for inclusion in Creative Centenaries programme

23 November 2015

Vigil at Clandeboye Estate to mark Somme centenary

Helen's Tower to host Northern Ireland vigil ahead of Somme's 100 year anniversary

22 November 2015

Derry and Strabane council search for 1916 project co-ordinator

Company sought to help programme and deliver museum's 1916 programme across exhibition, learning, film and more

09 November 2015

Irish government confirm Somme commemorations

Four strand programme announced to mark the centenary of July battle

06 November 2015

BBC develop interactive eBook on the home front

World War One at Home comes to a tablet near you

06 November 2015

RTE announces Easter Rising plans FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2015 - 09:50

Five part drama series and documentary narrated by Liam Neeson among 1916 programme

29 October 2015

Mary Peters to plant tree at Centenary Wood

Locals encouraged to participate in tree planting centenary wood at Faughan Valley

27 October 2015

Easter Rising programme announced for Belfast

Parades, lectures, tours and more to be part of commemorative programme around Easter Rising in Belfast

21 October 2015

Creative Centenaries at Foyle Film Festival

Animation creation, comic design and audio editing among workshops being offered to schools

20 October 2015

Creative Centenaries to embark on major cultural heritage programme in 2016

Project receives support from Heritage Lottery Fund for large scale exhibition, events and outreach programme

16 October 2015

Belfast and Dublin team up for 1916 book event

Book set during Easter Rising subject for new cross-border festival

16 October 2015

Events announced for Jutland centenary

HMS Caroline to feature in UK wide commemoration of First World War navy battle

16 October 2015

Hundreds attend Creative Centenaries conference

Event at Ulster Museum addresses significance of 1916 and activity here next year

10 October 2015

Irish counties unveil 1916 plans

Taoiseach Enda Kenny was on hand last week to unveil a programme of over 1,800 events that will take place across the country next year to mark the centenary of

05 October 2015

First World War shipwrecks newly discovered

3D scans of First World War shipwrecks in Irish Sea are uncovered by Ulster University

30 September 2015

Council offer free trip to Somme Heritage Centre

Derry City and Strabane District Council offering local residents opportunity to visit museum

28 September 2015

Ballot opens for official Somme tickets

Public can apply for tickets to attend official commemoration to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme

21 September 2015

Have your say in 1916 walking app

Public urged to contribute to new walking tour app of Easter Rising locations

11 September 2015

Decade of Anniversaries toolkit goes digital

Interactive resource offers insight into planning events and projects relevant to the Decade of Centenaries

09 September 2015

Major conference announced ahead of 2016

'1916 - What's it all About' will explore how centenaries will be marked here in 2016

08 September 2015

'Dazzle It' app launches

New app lets users remix work of contemporary artists' involved in Dazzle Ships

08 September 2015

Funding available for Rising events in Britain

Up to £2,000 available for groups in Britain to commemorate the Easter Rising

07 September 2015

Jonathan Rhys Meyers to play role of Patrick Pearse

Irish born actor to play Pearse in a feature length film about the Rising set for release in 2016

04 September 2015

Fermanagh tree planting ceremony uses soil from Messines

A tree has been planted in Country Fermanagh with soil taken from the Western Front, to mark the role played by Irish soldiers who lived there. The ceremony on Cleenish

01 September 2015

James Connolly museum for Belfast

Belfast home of Easter Rising leader to be turned into visitor museum and interpretative centre

24 August 2015

Easter Rising stage show to tour across America

'The Bloody Irish' will also be filmed and shown on American television later this year

17 August 2015

Newly released images show aftermath of Easter Rising

Series of images captured in days following the Rising are available to view online

07 August 2015

Arts Council Ireland announce 2016 funded projects

Willie Doherty commission among new work to be created for Easter Rising centenary

06 August 2015

'Great War' posters exhibition moves to Ballymena

Ulster Museum exhibition of First World War posters to tour to Ballymena

05 August 2015

Easter Rising resource created by IWM Centenary Partnership

Collection of digital assets created to support groups working on Easter Rising projects

03 August 2015

Help IWM project remember soldiers at the Somme

Lives of the First World War project encourages public to remember those who fought at the Somme

27 July 2015

Tower of London poppies could come to Northern Ireland

Jeffrey Donaldson hopeful of bringing installation in the coming years

24 July 2015

First World War inspired picnic for Bangor

Picnic and tree planting ceremony in memory of those who fought in the Great War

22 July 2015

PRONI publish blog entry marking July 1915

Personal experiences of Buncrana man fighting on Western Front among accounts from July 1915

08 July 2015

Frank McGuinness play to take place on Somme battlefield

07 July 2015

Heritage Lottery Fund announces extra funding for 2016

HLF announces extra money to help groups remember Battle of the Somme

02 July 2015

Merchant navy records go digitial

Online records of thousands of seafarers from First World War go online

01 July 2015

Ballot to be held for Somme 2016 commemoration tickets

UK government announces ballot for tickets to attend the 100 year anniversary commemoration of the Battle of the Somme in France

25 June 2015

Dublin Discovery app adds Easter Rising section

Smartphone app takes in key moments from throughout Dublin's history including Easter 1916

25 June 2015

Smartphone app launched for 30,000th Last Post performance

A new smartphone app will include a live stream of the 30,000th sounding of the Last Post at Ypres this July. Users of the app will be able to listen

19 June 2015

Jutland shipwrecks uncovered in 3D scans

Scans produced of ships sunk during First World War's largest naval battle

18 June 2015

Creative Centenaries wins DCAL Innovation award

DCAL Learning and Innovation awards recognise impact of the Creative Centenaries project

12 June 2015

Derry and Strabane council offers free Dublin residential

Community and voluntary groups invited to take part in learning about events of 100 years ago

03 June 2015

Secret Easter Rising police files released

Movements of Tom Clarke and Bulmer Hobson among Rising leaders monitored

31 May 2015

Creative Centenaries seeks partners for major cultural heritage programme

Partners sought from across arts, heritage, cultural and community organisations

28 May 2015

Dramatic firsthand account of Easter Rising made public

Opera singer was due to perform in Dublin but left stranded by outbreak of fighting

25 May 2015

Innovative iBook launched to explore events of 1916

Interactive iPad book examines impact of events in 1916 through multi-sensory experience

21 May 2015

Graphic short stories delivered to all schools in Northern Ireland THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2015 - 11:31

Education resources explore Easter Rising and Battle of the Somme through graphic novels

21 May 2015

Stinging Fly magazine seek writers to mark 1916 centenary

Magazine offers writers opportunity to 're-evaluate and reclaim the vision of the Easter Rising'

19 May 2015

PRONI blog uncovers Gallipoli and Dardanelles campaign

New blog post details Irish voices from February 1915 to January 1916

18 May 2015

First World War objectors remembered online

Online records of those who refused to go to war are now online

18 May 2015

New images of Fermanagh soldiers released

Series of images recall the role of Inniskilling Fusiliers from May 1915

06 May 2015

Locals plant 40,000 trees at Faughan Valley

Hundreds involved in creation of Centenary Wood to commemorate First World War

05 May 2015

Libraries NI host online Lusitania exhibition

Virtual exhibition drawn from Libraries NI collections in Belfast Central Library

05 May 2015

Nerve Centre seek Exhibition Curator

Click to find out more about an Exhibition Curator post

01 May 2015

GAA plan Croke Park Easter Rising event

Commemorative event to take place during football finals on April 24

29 April 2015

First person shooter recreates action at Verdun WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2015 - 08:31 Computer game offers unique experience of trench warfare on the Western Front

27 April 2015

Answer The Call exhibition runs until end of May

Acclaimed First World War poster exhibition to come to an end

27 April 2015

Never before seen Lusitania images go on display

Images from aftermath of the sinking go on display in Cobh ahead of centenary commemorations

24 April 2015

Century Ireland launch Gallipoli website

New website from Century Ireland examines personal stories of Gallipoli campaign

22 April 2015

PRONI's April journal charts local lives during First World War

'Had another man wounded in the head this evening - bullet came through a single sandbag'

20 April 2015

James Connolly Festival to take place this May

Week long festival attached to James Connolly announced for Dublin

17 April 2015

Gallipoli commemorative event announced for Bangor

Vickers gun at Grey Point Fort will be fired to mark centenary of Gallipoli landings

10 April 2015

Lusitania commemoration plans announced

Plans to mark the sinking of the luxury liner have been unveiled

01 April 2015

Ireland 2016 programme is officially launched

Ambitious heritage, culture and arts programme launched to commemorate Easter Rising

31 March 2015

Road to the Rising Festival to send Dublin back in time

O'Connell Street to be transformed for cultural programme based on Easter Rising

30 March 2015

Watch documentary on Irish speakers in First World War

Fluent Irish speaking Ulstermen remembered in BBC documentary

23 March 2015

Help to create centenary wood in the north west

Public urged to take part in tree planting event at First World War inspired wood

12 March 2015

Easter Rising necrology records released online

Online records includes the names of all those killed during the 1916 Easter Rising

10 March 2015

First Victoria Cross paving stones to be laid here

Private Robert Morrow of Royal Irish Fusiliers to be remembered in Dungannon

10 March 2015

PRONI's March blog recalls personal wartime stories

Monthly blog series enters war time period of March 1915

09 March 2015

Arts Council Ireland unveil 2016 fund

€1m fund being made available for artists and organisations to mark Easter Rising

06 March 2015

Huge crowds attend Creative Centenaries Resources Fair

Hundreds gather at Titanic Belfast to hear about work of creative sector in commemoration

25 February 2015

Free trip available to First World War Exhibition

Community groups and individuals sought for free museum trip

17 February 2015

Hunt for family of Belfast war soldier

Belongings of Arthur Milligan uncovered by Belfast based war project

16 February 2015

Fianna Fáil add to Easter Rising commemoration plans

Another government party announce plans to commemorate the Easter Rising

13 February 2015

New war memorial website launches

Online resource aims to catalogue and document all war memorials across UK

12 February 2015

PRONI's February blog goes live

Monthly document explores real lives and stories from throughout First World War

10 February 2015

'Holding The Line' exhibition to run throughout 2015

Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum to host year long war exhibition

09 February 2015

Sinn Fein launch alternative Easter Rising commemorations

Party unveil opposition plans to mark centenary of the uprising

05 February 2015

'Stories of the Irish at War' exhibition opens in Dublin

'Recovered Voices' exhibition opens at the National Museum of Ireland

30 January 2015

Creative Centenaries Resources Fair for Belfast

Free conference at Titanic Belfast to explore commemoration ahead of pivotal events of 2016

26 January 2015

Cobh reveal plans for centenary of Lusitania sinking

Sinking of passenger ship to be commemorated with a series of events in County Cork

21 January 2015

Cast takes shape for Easter Rising film

Colin Farrell and Jonathan Rhys Meyers rumoured to join Colin Morgan

19 January 2015

Ancestry reveal money paid out for war dead

Records show amounts paid to families in the event of a death during First World War

16 January 2015

Testament of Youth opens in cinemas

Story of writer Vera Brittain who lived through First World War comes to screen

15 January 2015

Peter Jackson plans First World War museum

Acclaimed filmmaker Peter Jackson, Director of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, has revealed plans to open a First World War inspired museum. The New Zealander will

14 January 2015

PRONI's First World War blog for January now live

January blog uncovers feelings in Britain and Ireland as the 'new armies' are sought

08 January 2015

Virtual reality app brings war poem to life

BBC produced app offers 360 degree view of life on the frontline

07 January 2015

Thiepval Memorial to be restored ahead of Somme centenary

Adverse weather conditions force update of iconic memorial on Western Front

06 January 2015

Story of First World War soldier Willie McBride uncovered

Immortalised in song, the soldier has now been traced back to his roots in Armagh

05 January 2015

Artists lend support to new Easter Rising commemorations

Brian Friel and Sinead O'Connor among supporters of new movement

18 December 2014

Interactive drama chronicles Scottish footballers who went to war

Footballers United is an interactive story of establishment of Edinburgh batallion

12 December 2014

Twitter inspired film wins IWM Festival award

Award winning short film uses social media to bring war to younger audience

10 December 2014

British Red Cross records from war go online

Records of Agatha Christie and Vera Brittain among names included in new site

09 December 2014

Battle of the Somme linked to new Hobbit film

Experiences at the Somme said to have influenced Peter Jackson's award winning films

08 December 2014

Christmas Truce football match commemoration for Ballyclare

Ballyclare and German football teams to play each other in Christmas Truce commemorations

08 December 2014

Leading Irish musicians lend support to Rising film

Sinead O'Connor and Shane McGowan endorse 'The Rising'

05 December 2014

PRONI release December blog

December blog charts personal accounts and diary entries from throughout First World War

26 November 2014

Ulster Museum launch Modern History gallery

500 years of Ireland's past explored with the opening of new Modern History Gallery

25 November 2014

Derry stationed soldier link to Christmas war advert

Francis Ledwidge's great-nephew is director of First World War inspired Christmas advert

24 November 2014

Primary school students explore Creative Centenaries comics

Comic book workshops delivered as part of Foyle Film Festival education programme

20 November 2014

First World War mobile apps revealed

Two neb mobile apps explore Victoria Cross winners and war grave sites

14 November 2014

Documentary to explore Belfast soldier's war photographs

Story of George Hackney from the 36th Ulster Division to be told in BBC documentary

13 November 2014

Government announce plans for Easter Rising centenary

Memorials, a military ceremony and concerts honouring signatories are focus of commemoration

12 November 2014

Disabled artists use film to explore First World War themes

Five contemporary artists explore disability following the First World War

12 November 2014

East Belfast soldiers remembered in documentary

Belfast First World War letters inspire short film from Church of Ireland

11 November 2014

Coldplay release First World War inspired video for new song

New song 'All Your Friends' gets video cut together from First World War footage

11 November 2014

How global First World War dead would look in a memorial

Map of London depicts how war dead on a global scale would look in the form of a memorial

03 November 2014

Online encyclopedia of First World War goes live

Continuously expanding website to log thousands of articles from First World War

03 November 2014

Work to begin on GPO centre

New interpretative centre to open in time for Easter Rising centenary in 2016

30 October 2014

Director tries crowdfunding for Easter Rising film

Nick Ryan aims to tell a new story of the Easter Rising with your support

29 October 2014

New project to update Irish War Records

Irish War Memorial Records created in 1922 to be updated with new information

27 October 2014

First World War focus of IWM short film festival

Festival returns after three year hiatus with range of films looking at First World War

23 October 2014

Interactive archive explores Tipperary family through First World War

Experiences and artefacts of Armstrong family to give insight to life during war period

23 October 2014

PRONI's October blog now online

October blog looks at a number of people involved in early stages of war

20 October 2014

Newry museum seeks First World War volunteers

Volunteers sought for project looking at impact of war on Newry area

20 October 2014

Street View images show changing face of war

Google Street View images compare war time images with present day

15 October 2014

Centenary of Belfast cinema to be celebrated

Exhibition at Belfast Festival at Queen's will hark to golden age of cinema

15 October 2014

HMS Caroline to be restored as museum and visitor attraction

Iconic Belfast ship to be transformed into a museum ahead of 1916

14 October 2014

National Archives launch war film making competition

Files on Film project encourages aspiring film makers to focus on First World War

13 October 2014

Ulster GAA to trace players who fought in war

Forgotten Gaelic Volunteers to find Ulster players who fought during the First World War

01 October 2014

New First World War film to focus on Walter Tull

Black footballer turned Army Officer is focus of new film to mark Battle of the Somme

29 September 2014

Creative Centenaries unveil graphic novels

Key events of 1916 represented in graphic novels

25 September 2014

Creative Centenaries involved in filmmaking project

Watch a short film made by students about their experience of the Decade of Centenaries

22 September 2014

Creative Centenaries wins award for animations

E-learning award goes to Nerve Centre project for innovative 3D animations

22 September 2014

First World War antiques roadshow for Belfast

East Belfast and the Great War project invites you to bring along artefacts and heirlooms

18 September 2014

Discovery Channel in 3D war programming

Tony Robinson to front new First World War 3D series

12 September 2014

Properties open their doors for European Heritage Open Day

Hundreds of properties across Northern Ireland embrace 'Anniversaries' as the 2014 theme

12 September 2014

Rare volunteer interviews to go on display

Interviews from volunteers and their families to shed light on a turbulent period of Irish history

09 September 2014

New BBC animations tell story of important war figures

Edith Cavill, Lord Kitchener and others profiled in short educational animations

03 September 2014

GPO exhibition centre to mark 1916 Easter Rising

Commemorative GPO exhibition space set to open in Dublin for centenary of Easter Rising

03 September 2014

PRONI's September blog now available to view WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2014 - 08:27 September blog charts personal accounts of those living through early days of war

02 September 2014

Your chance to take part in online Irish history course

Join the 14,000 taking part in 6-week online Irish history course

22 August 2014

New artwork installed at Somme memorial

New art installations at the Somme challenge perceptions of the war

19 August 2014

Control the plot of BBC First World War drama

You can control what happens in the BBC's new interactive episode of events from the Somme

19 August 2014

Dan Snow launches new app for First World War

Historian justifies his position that apps are better than books when it comes to history

14 August 2014

Easter Rising film to come to life by 2016

New film on Sean McDermott and the Easter Rising scheduled for 2016 release

13 August 2014

Mid-Antrim museum hosts First World War programme

'Across the Hawthorn Hedge The Noise of Bugles' exhibition opens in Ballymena

05 August 2014

Guide launched to study First World War

Public Record Office of Northern Ireland reveal guide to studying First World War

05 August 2014

PRONI launch first in series of monthly war blogs

Specially commissioned blogs to record personal experiences of those living through war

05 August 2014

Take part in 1916 Letters project

Contribute towards digital collection of letters from 1916's key events

04 August 2014

Watch our new animation on the outbreak of First World War

A new animation charting the events which led up to the outbreak of the First World War is now available to view below. Developed specifically for the Creative Centenaries project,

01 August 2014

Then and now images explore changes from First World War

A series of interactive images allow you to explore significant locations from across Western Europe which were affected by the First World War. Bomb damage, graveyards and makeshift hospitals all

28 July 2014

Royal British Legion launch campaign for war servicemen

Commemorate the lives of family and loved ones who fought in the First World War with new online resource

23 July 2014

Historians contribute to interactive First World War project

A new interactive documentary explores the global impact of First World War

22 July 2014

Resurfaced artist's paintings portray life at war

Work of Italian artist Fortunino Matania shows intensity of lives on the Front Line

08 July 2014

Aardman animation launches reopening of IWM

Animation produced to celebrate the reopening of Imperial War Museum after revamp

08 July 2014

Website launched to help families find graves of war dead

Search for fallen soldiers of the First World War through new online database

01 July 2014

Foreign Office to tweet First World War events

Live tweeting of key events begins with the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

30 June 2014

'Shot at Dawn' photographic series recalls WW1 executions

Photographer revisits the British army execution sites of the First World War

30 June 2014

Real life Baldrick was born in Derry

Blackadder's Private Baldrick based on real person from northwest

27 June 2014

New film tells story of Easter Rising

Docudrama film attempts to tell new stories of the Easter Rising

26 June 2014

First World War heads in rap music battle

Tongue in cheek video raps the story of how First World War broke out

24 June 2014

Facebook character relives his First World War

Fictional character reliving First World War experiences through Facebook

16 June 2014

First World War cartoon mural to go on display

Large scale cartoon mural depicting Battle of the Somme to be unveiled in Paris

11 June 2014

Upcoming computer game relives First World War

Valiant Hearts introduces puzzle based game play to tell story of First World War

10 June 2014

Derry~Londonderry war records go online

Records containing details of soldiers from Derry~Londonderry who fought and died during the First World War are now available to view online. Derry City Council's Archive and Genealogy Service, along

01 June 2014

Belfast jeweller remembered for sniper scopes

A jewellers at Donegall Place in Belfast was once responsible for producing sniper sights for the 36th (Ulster) Division for use in the First World War. The establishment, known as

01 June 2014

European landscape still shows signs of war

Key locations from across Europe have been photographed to show how the impact of the First World War can still be seen today. Irish photographer Michael St. Maur Sheil has

01 June 2014

Podcasts explore Irish life during WW1

BBC podcasts examine spaces and places from across Ireland during the First World War

01 June 2014

Poster exhibition opens at Ulster Museum

Collection of posters explores enlistment and other activities

26 May 2014

Letters reveal Willie Redmond's pride of fighting Irish men

'They never forgot Ireland but sang her songs all the time'

22 May 2014

Ulster Division war diaries among newly released digital archives

Wheelbarrow racing and pillow fights among activities used to boost morale, new diaries reveal

14 May 2014

WW1 woodland area for North West

Derry~Londonderry chosen among four UK sites for specially commissioned woodland area in memory of First World War

12 May 2014

Football encourages remembrance of First World War

Iconic 'Christmas Truce' football match helps school children to remember the First World War

12 May 2014

Lives of the First World War project goes live

Innovative digital memorial aims to chart the human stories from the First World War

07 May 2014

First Creative Centenaries 3D animation goes live

3D animation provides overview of key events in the Decade of Centenaries

01 May 2014

Changing landscapes of First World War

Photographs show how much iconic locations have changed since the First World War

29 April 2014

Larne Gun Running of 1914

Thousands turn out to commemorate centenary of UVF gun running

18 April 2014

Remembering Irish soldiers from The Great War

Remembering Irish involvement in the First World War has long been a difficult subject to address

07 April 2014

Strabane photographer focus of PRONI exhibition

Strabane Library to celebrate work of photographer Herbert Cooper

01 April 2014

Derry~Londonderry welcomes Creative Centenaries conference

City Factory Gallery celebrates launch of the Creative Centenaries platform

27 March 2014

Creative Centenaries celebrated at Belfast launch

Linen Hall Library hosts the first ever Creative Centenaries conference

27 March 2014

Lights Out to mark First World War centenary

UK arts organisation urge public to switch off lights in remembrance of the start of the First World War

24 March 2014

Welcome to Creative Centenaries

Welcome to the Creative Centenaries website! 100 years ago, a succession of events unfolded across a ten-year period that would redefine the island of Ireland and its people forever. Beginning

21 March 2014

Creative Centenaries Conferences

A series of free events exploring the role of Northern Ireland’s creative sector in marking and commemorating the Decade of Centenaries will take place later this month in Belfast and

14 March 2014

Remember the World As Well As the War

Why the global reach and enduring legacy of the First World War still matter today Research by the British Council in seven countries reveals a widespread lack of understanding of