first world war

Diarmaid Ferriter will discuss the rise of Sinn Fein in Ireland in 1917 during a lunchtime lecture at the Ulster Museum in Belfast. In September 1916, General John Maxwell, the man charged with overseeing the suppression of the 1916 Rising,

The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland will host a lunchtime lecture series this June to mark the centenary of the Battle of Messines. To coincide with the display of Val Carmen’s installation ‘Assembly’, PRONI, in conjunction with the Antrim

The Messines 'What Price Commemoration?' Project will mark the centenary of the Battle of Messines with a talks programme this June at Belfast City Hall. As part of their 'Centenaries and Citizenship' initiative, Philip Orr will deliver a talk on

The Messines 'What Price Commemoration?' Project will mark the centenary of the Battle of Messines with a talks programme this June at Belfast City Hall. As part of their 'Centenaries and Citizenship' initiative, former Lord Mayor of Belfast Tom Hartley

To mark the centenary of the Battle of Messines, PRONI will display an art installation entitled ‘Assembly - Memorial Chairs’ by Derbyshire Artist, Val Carman between May 30 and June 9. The five chairs are from Passendaele St Audomarus Church

Mid Ulster District Council is organising a series of talks around the Decade of Anniversaries (1912-1923). The series of talks and discussions deal with the historical facts that mark the key shifts in society that happened during this turning point

The Living Legacies project will host a launch event at Down County Museum on February 21 to mark the securing of funding. The event will feature living history and First World War re-enactors as well as project presentations. Light refreshments

A talk will take place on the battle of Jutland and its importance in the context of the First World War and 1916 at Shankill Road Library on September 29. Dr Ian Speller's talk is titled: ‘There seems to be

Although the Great War was immensely destructive, it also generated many startling developments that continue to resonate today. The transformation of the international system and its impact on the independence movement in Ireland in particular, is considered in a series

The First World War brought a greater scientific understanding of the psychological effect of war. Just how bad though is the problem of psychological damage to people who’ve been in the military and what can be done to address this?