A year of upheaval
The war radicalised politics, changed societies, shifted borders and left deep psychological scars in Europe
Century: 1918 Empires Fall Nations Rise
1918 timeline
Women get the vote, deadly flu kills millions, Sinn Féin gains at the ballot box, and war finally ends
Remembering the events of 1918 gives us a timely opportunity to consider again what it means to be Irish
Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Josepha Madigan on the various events planned to mark the centenary
The last days of the 16th (Irish) Division
The 50,000-strong unit paid a high price to restore peace to France and Belgium: in the final two years of the first World War, 27,000 became casualties, of which 8,000 men lost their lives
Suffrage, soldiers and sickness: bringing 1918 alive
The ‘Star by Star’ writer on the challenge of making the events of that turbulent time exciting and relevant to a teenage reader
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