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Wednesday 7 June 2023 Dublin: 11°C

# Remembrance

This year
2023
# Remembrance
Holocaust Remembrance Day marked as peace in Europe again shattered by war
The is marked annually on 27 January, the day the Auschwitz camp was liberated.
Last year
2022
# Remembrance
Irish arts and culture to play key role in national Covid commemorative day in March
A national commemoration event will take place on Sunday 20 March.
All time
Voices
Opinion: Telling the stories of Irish women - a tribute to Margaret MacCurtain
Academic Mary McAuliffe pays tribute to Dr MacCurtain and the groundbreaking work she did.
# Remembrance
'A reminder of our struggle': New campaign for permanent Irish AIDS memorial
Similar memorials are in place elsewhere around the globe in Toronto, New York City and Durban, South Africa.
# war dead
Plan to remember Leitrim's WWI dead to 'challenge assumptions' about them
A tender has been put out for a form of remembrance to be created
# Remembrance
National commemoration day for the Great Famine set for May 2019
The memorial day is due to be held over the third weekend in May every year.
# Suicide awareness
'A special tribute': Tree of Hope puts down roots at Leinster House
Representatives from across the political divide attended the ceremony that saw the tree planted on Leinster Lawn this morning.
# Remembrance
Ireland looks set to get a national commemoration day for the Great Famine
The day put forward is the second Sunday in May every year.
# Remembrance
Northern Ireland fans unveil huge poppy display against Azerbaijan
Goals from Kyle Lafferty, Gareth McAuley, Conor McLaughlin and Chris Brunt secured the win for Michael O’Neill’s team.
# RIP
Cyclists hold vigil for woman killed by lorry by lying on the road with their bikes
Ester Hartsilver is the fifth woman to be killed while cycling in London this year.
# Remembrance
Liverpool pay tribute to the victims of 'one of football's darkest days'
A service was held for the 39 victims of the Heysel disaster.
# Grief
Charity offers 'remembrance photos' for bereaved parents of babies
The charity said today it believes these images service as an important step in the family’s healing process.
# seas of red
In photos: The impressive poppy display at Tower of London is being dismantled
All 888,246 flowers.
# Ceremony
'The Irish men and women who died in World War 1 deserve to be remembered'
A remembrance ceremony was held this afternoon in Glasnevin Cemetery.
# Centenary
Were your relatives involved in the 1916 Rising? This group wants to hear from you
The committee wants as many relatives as possible to be involved in the centenary plans.
# Remembrance
Grand nieces of Michael Collins present his death mask to museum
A ceremony was held at the Cathal Brugha Barracks yesterday to mark Collins’ death in 1922.
# The Big Fella
Public urged to join "ramped up" Michael Collins commemoration today
The event will be the first attended by the Defence Forces in recent decades.
# Support
Butterflies to be released in remembrance service for those affected by the death of a baby
The service is being held in Dublin this afternoon.
# In Memory
Hundreds attend vigil in remembrance of those who died in mother and baby homes
Crowds marched from the Department of Children and Youth Affairs to the gates of the Dáil last night.
# Operation Neptune
"This was democracy's beachhead" - world remembers D-Day
US President Barack Obama said that he was “humbled” to be in the presence of D-Day veterans.
# Dublin Monaghan
Here's how Dublin and Monaghan will mark the 40th anniversary of 1974 bombings
There will be three events over the next two days to commemorate the 33 people killed in the bombings.
# Remembrance
President pays tribute to women in Irish history at Cumann na mBan commemoration
An exclusively all female Guard of Honour, drawn from women serving in the Army, Navy and Air Corps, gathered to commemorate the women of the Cumann na mBan today.
# RIP
Sunday to mark day of remembrance for road collision victims
People are being encouraged to consider their behaviour as a mark of respect to those who have lost their lives on Irish roads.
# Remembrance
Gilmore marks Remembrance Day in Belfast
Taoiseach Enda Kenny and President Michael D Higgins also took part in ceremonies today.
# in remembrance
In Pictures: US marks 9/11 anniversary
A number of memorials took place today to mark the twelfth anniversary of the attacks that struck America on 11 September 2001.
# Road Deaths
Services held across country to remember road death victims
Today is World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. Candles will be lit around Ireland to remember those who have lost their lives on the country’s roads.
# Remembrance
Second cross-border service held
A second cross-border remembrance service will be held on Sunday.