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# World War One

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Commemorations in Ireland and abroad mark centenary of the end of World War I
The First World War officially ended at 11am on 11 November 1918.
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Nov 11th 2018, 4:30 PM
Remembering World War I: The Hauntings Soldier keeps watch at St Stephen's Green
Events are taking place this morning to mark the moment the guns fell silent.
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Nov 11th 2018, 10:50 AM
'2 more weeks and he'd be back with other survivors with scarred lungs, stumped limbs or a shattered sanity'
Remembering our war dead means reminding ourselves who and what made them war dead and to despise their modern-day equivalents, writes Tom Farrell.
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Nov 11th 2018, 7:30 AM
Quiz: How well do you know World War One?
Armistice Day will be marked tomorrow, 100 years on from the cessation of hostilities.
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Nov 10th 2018, 9:00 PM
As we approach the centenary of Armistice Day, here's why I'm asking Irish politicians to wear a Shamrock Poppy
It’s time to stop airbrushing the Irish soldiers who died in World War I out of our history, writes Fine Gael senator Frank Feighan.
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Nov 8th 2018, 7:00 AM
Irish people are divided on whether their politicians should wear the poppy
In a survey for the Claire Byrne Show, one in five people said they didn’t know whether elected officials should wear it.
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Nov 5th 2018, 11:36 PM
Higgins asks for inauguration to be moved to evening in light of Armistice events
The ceremony is due to take place on Sunday 11 November.
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Nov 2nd 2018, 1:51 PM
Commemorative events to take place to remember 500 people killed in sinking of RMS Leinster
The vessel was torpedoed 100 years ago today.
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Oct 10th 2018, 8:43 AM
'A terrible loss': How Ireland plans to mark its worst maritime disaster
The ship was torpedoed by a German submarine on 10 October 1918.
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Oct 8th 2018, 6:15 AM
Watch: 102-year-old Man City supporter becomes Premier League's oldest mascot
“Pep said hello to me and I said thank you for all you’ve done for this team,” Vera told the BBC.
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Sep 16th 2018, 8:55 PM
Leo Varadkar was wearing a 'shamrock poppy' in the Dáil today
Around 35,000 Irish died during World War One, which is being remembered this month.
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Nov 7th 2017, 3:17 PM
100 years on, victims of naval vessel which sank off Donegal remembered
The ship sank on 25 January 1917, killing 354 of the people on board.
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Jan 29th 2017, 7:10 AM
'At the time I came into this world women were banned by the FA from playing football'
Hope Powell writes about the slow progress of women’s football in her recently released book.
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Dec 30th 2016, 11:00 PM
'At the time I came into this world women were banned by the FA from playing football'
Hope Powell writes about the slow progress of women’s football in her recently released book.
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Dec 28th 2016, 9:00 PM
Clare schoolkids close in on solving mystery of Irish soldier who died in WW1
The sixth class at Parteen National School in Clare are trying to track down the soldier’s family.
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Dec 17th 2016, 7:00 AM
Ireland's World War One war dead are remembered on Armistice Day
About 50,000 Irish men fought and died during the war.
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Nov 11th 2016, 2:40 PM
'Heaps of wounded and dead. Showers of dust and earth and lead. Deafening explosions and blinding smoke'
More than 3,500 Irish soldiers perished in the Battle of the Somme 100 years ago.
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Jul 2nd 2016, 8:15 AM
The story of my great grandfather who died in WWI: Patrick Carroll, Gunner 100938
Patrick, from Dún Laoghaire, was one of the 49,000 Irish men that was killed in World War I.
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Nov 11th 2015, 9:55 AM
These amazing colourised photographs bring World War I to life
The ‘war to end all wars’ up close.
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Aug 2nd 2015, 7:00 PM
In photos: The impressive poppy display at Tower of London is being dismantled
All 888,246 flowers.
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Nov 12th 2014, 2:23 PM
Labour TD sparks another row over Home Rule and WWI - this time it's about stamps
And John Bruton’s getting involved…
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Aug 15th 2014, 6:15 AM
Irish soldiers in the Great War: Tracing your family history in WWI
Readers share their family links to the Great War with some tips on how to begin your search.
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Aug 9th 2014, 5:00 PM
Vox Pop: Should we be commemorating the centenary of World War I?
We asked the public for their view on the marking of the centenary.
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Aug 9th 2014, 10:00 AM
"They died for nothing": WW1 'revisionism' criticised
The Irish Anti-War movement have criticised ‘idealised’ versions of the First World War.
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Aug 6th 2014, 6:45 AM
Casualties of the Great War: Final images of loved ones lost
The ultimate cost of war.
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Aug 2nd 2014, 5:30 PM
Extract: Imperial ideas and imperial dreams – the cost of vanity during the Great War
World War I was a conflict of cultures but also an expression of social values, as the intense involvement of the educated classes showed.
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Aug 1st 2014, 1:00 PM
President Higgins to attend WWI commemorations in Belgium
The president will travel to Belgium for World War One commemoration ceremonies in Liege and Mons in Belgium on Sunday.
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Jul 31st 2014, 7:15 AM
Column: 'Hell is Coming' - fragments of horror from World War One
One hundred years ago today, a conflict broke out that would change the world forever.
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Jul 28th 2014, 1:00 PM
Today marks 100 years since the beginning of the First World War
Within a week all the European superpowers were locked in conflict.
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Jul 28th 2014, 6:30 AM
Remember Willie Redmond, whose death changed the course of Irish political history?
No? One Labour TD believes that more should be done to commemorate Redmond, an East Clare MP who died in World War I.
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Jan 5th 2014, 8:00 AM
TV documentary reveals the stories of Irishmen who fought for the British in WWII
The RTE programme reveals first hand accounts from the men who fought against the Germans in the Second World War.
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Nov 12th 2013, 7:30 AM
Extract: The story of an Irishman in WW II: Richard Todd – actor and soldier
Neil Richardson’s book tells the story of Irishman Richard Todd, one of the first men on banks of Normandy, who went on to be nominated for an Oscar.
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Nov 11th 2012, 1:00 PM
World War I history roadshow wants your family memorabilia
Call for public to find old documents, photographs etc. relating to ‘The Great War’ – they will be scanned and recorded on a pan-European website.
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Mar 20th 2012, 6:45 AM
Last known WWI veteran dies aged 110
Florence Green, who served with the RAF as a waitress on an air base, was the last known survivor of the conflict.
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Feb 7th 2012, 9:51 PM
Poll: Should we wear poppies to honour the Irish war dead?
More than 50,000 Irish people died in the First and Second World Wars. Should we wear the poppy to commemorate them?
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Nov 11th 2011, 11:17 AM