Century: 1918 Empires Fall Nations Rise

The war radicalised politics, changed societies, shifted borders and left deep psychological scars in Europe

The ‘Star by Star’ writer on the challenge of making the events of that turbulent time exciting and relevant to a teenage reader

Women get the vote, deadly flu kills millions, Sinn Féin gains at the ballot box, and war finally ends

Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Josepha Madigan on the various events planned to mark the centenary

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