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Sunday Sequence: A Decade of Centenaries

A Decade of Centenaries

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War and peace - was the decade of reflection a bow to history without being bound by it? 

A decade of centenaries draws to a close this month, ten years of reflecting on some of the most controversial episodes in Irish history. Has the decade changed how we remember?

Remembrance Sunday is a day when many remember those who died in wars and other conflicts since World War One.

As we witnessed in London, tensions over war, peace, identity are still present in our world today.

With the ending of global wars and major conflicts which result in the deaths of millions, we often hear the words 'Never again'...

But today, according to various international human rights and academic institutions, there are more than 110 armed conflicts ongoing across the globe.
Thankfully in our little corner of the world, there's peace. But like so many other states - Ireland: North and South were born from bloodshed. Born from revolution. Born from war.
It's a long and common history but one which is remembered differently, taught differently, learned differently.
For the past 10 years the people of this island have been asked to perhaps remember and learn differently again- to maybe set aside their version of history and try and understand the other's
We're coming out now of the Decade of Centenaries-an initiative from the Irish and British governments to mark 100 years of milestone events like the Ulster Covenant, the 1916 Rising, the Gallipoli landing, the Battle of the Somme, the War of Independence, the Government of Ireland Act, the Anglo Irish Treaty, and the Irish Civil War.
So, has the decade changed how we remember? Can it teach us anything about how we can commemorate our more recent past? Was the decade of commemorations a success? 
Presenter Audrey Carville in conversation with three historians- Dr Margaret Ward, Professor Marie Coleman and Professor Diarmaid Ferriter. 

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