2013 Press Releases
The ‘Decade of Centenaries’ 2012-23
A public consultation session on the ‘Decade of Centenaries’ 2012-23 will be held in the Silver Springs Hotel in Cork city, at 8pm tonight, 7 November.
It is being organised by the Expert Advisory Group, which was established by the Irish Government in 2012 to assist it in its efforts to frame an appropriate approach to the centenary commemoration of the ‘revolutionary decade’ in modern Irish history, 1912-23.
The first part of the session will consist of a brief overview of both the work of the committee itself (its personnel, remit, activities) and the broader range of commemorative initiatives involving the Irish government. The main part of the evening will, however, be a forum in which the Cork public can express their opinions on what considerations the government should take into account in framing its policy towards the commemorative decade, especially in the years leading up to the centenary of the 1916 Rising.
The following members of the Group will be in attendance: Maurice Manning, Chair and Chancellor of the National University of Ireland; Martin Mansergh, vice chair, historian, and former Senator, TD, and Government Advisor; and Gabriel Doherty, School of History, University College Cork
The event is free, and open to all members of the public.
For further details contact Gabriel Doherty, School of History, University College Cork (021 4902783, g.doherty@ucc.ie).