First World War Centenary News Archive

April 23, 2015 CN Editorial TeamArticles

Article: ‘Ireland: Easter Rising or Great War?’

John Gibney explores the complicated relationship between Ireland's First World War contribution and it's independence movement.

April 23, 2015 CN Editorial TeamResources

Irish in Gallipoli website launch: understanding the Irish story

Century Ireland, a project led by RTÉ and Boston College, is today launching a companion website dedicated to telling the story of the Irish in Gallipoli.

April 23, 2015 CN Editorial TeamEvents

Rupert Brooke exhibition opens in Skyros, Greece

'Rupert Brooke on Skyros: and Aegean corner of a foreign field' has opened on the Greek island of Skyros to commemorate the anniversary of the poet's death in 1915.

End Date: 01 Sep 2015

April 24, 2015 CN Editorial TeamNews

Gallipoli Centenary: summary of major events today & tomorrow

A Centenary News overview of major national and international events taking place today (April 24th 2015) and tomorrow (Anzac Day) to mark the 100th anniversary of the Allied landings at Gallipoli.

April 24, 2015 CN Editorial TeamNews

Series of memorial events in Gallipoli this afternoon to mark centenary of conflict

There have been two main events during the afternoon of Friday April 24th 2015 – one at the principal Turkish memorial at Canakkale and one at the Commonwealth Cape Helles Memorial.

April 24, 2015 CN Editorial TeamBooks

A God in Every Stone

Publisher’s Description:”July 1914. Young Englishwoman Vivian Rose Spencer is running up a mountainside in an ancient land, surrounded by figs and cypresses. Soon she will discover the Temple of Zeus, the call of adventure, and the ecstasy of love. Thousands of miles away a twenty-year old Pathan, Qayyum Gul, is learning about brotherhood and loyalty in the British Indian army.”

Publication Date: 10 Apr 2014

Author: Kamila Shamsie

April 24, 2015 CN Editorial TeamArticles

Article: The Armenia Genocide, 100 years on

A New York Times article assess the complicated history of the Armenian 'genocide', 100 years after the beginning of the mass killings.

April 24, 2015 CN Editorial TeamArticles

Article: ‘Did the use of poison gas pave the way for the Holocaust?’

An article in the International Business Times wonders about the reaction to the first use of poison gas in warfare, and what connection it had to the Holocaust.

April 24, 2015 CN Editorial TeamEvents

Gallipoli Centenary: Commonwealth & Ireland service, Cape Helles

Commonwealth and Ireland commemorations of the Gallipoli Centenary take place at the Cape Helles Memorial in Turkey on April 24th 2015.

End Date: 24 Apr 2015

April 24, 2015 CN Editorial TeamEvents

Gallipoli Centenary: talks, music & poetry in Ireland to remember 1915 campaign

The Irish broadcaster, RTE, and organisers of the Hay literary festival in Kells are to mark the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings with a programme of talks, music and poetry from April 24-26th 2015.