[ad_1] President Michael D Higgins has paid tribute to those who fought in the First World War, in particular, the 200,000 Irish men who served and those who died overseas at the …
Read More »Ideological lines of battle traced during commemorations of the centenary of the Armistice
[ad_1] Eighty-four heads of state and government and international organizations gathered Sunday in Paris to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. Although the rhetoric is largely …
Read More »Taoiseach to attend Armistice Day commemorations in Paris
[ad_1] Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is to attend the centenary Armistice Day commemoration in Paris today. Mr Varadkar will attend the service at the Arc de Triomphe with more than 70 heads of …
Read More »Scarva: NI's "biggest event ever" marks the centenary of Armistice
[ad_1] Approximately 100,000 people descended on Scarva for the annual July 13th pilgrimage to one of King Billy's stopover sites en route to the Battle of the Boyne. This year's event took …
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