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Events online and in-person to commemorate the Centenary of the Anglo-Irish Treaty 1921
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The programme is a diverse range of historical, cultural and artistic activities, designed to facilitate reflection, commemoration, debate and analysis. It is supported by the Government and delivered by partners under the Decade of Centenaries 2012-2023 Programme. For detailed and up-to-date information on each event, please access the event hosts websites directly using the links provided.
There will also be many other events happening at local level with support from the local authorities under their programmes, and information on these with relevant links can be found on www.decadeofcentenaries.com
Full details of the 2021 Decade of Centenaries Programme can be found at this link: Decade of Centenaries Programme
| Date | Event | Where | Further Details |
| On-going | Decade of Centenaries Digitisation Programme at The National Library of Ireland. | Online | Many documents in the collections of the National Library of Ireland focus on the unfolding drama of the Treaty negotiations and their aftermath, including the papers of the Treaty Delegation and staff. The National Library’s digitised items are available at catalogue.nli.ie |
| Autumn 2021 | The National Library of Ireland’s programme of historically focused tours, workshops and talks for all ages. | Online | Tickets are free and advance booking is essential. See nli.ie for details. |
| 22 Sept 2021 – March 2022; monthly | Border Literatures: A book reading and conversation series | Online | Tickets are free and advance booking is essential. See nli.ie for details. |
| 23 Sept at 8pm | "Bring me into the spotlight of a London conference': Michael Collins from Truce to Treaty” a lecture by Dr Anne Dolan and Dr William Murphy, moderated by Dr David McCullagh, RTÉ. | Online | Tickets are free and advance booking is essential, see nli.ie |
| 1-2 Oct 2021 | Negotiating the negotiations: New perspectives and appraisals of the Anglo-Irish Treaty Conference, 1921-2021 | A Virtual Conference hosted by University College Cork | Admission to the event is free of charge, see ucc.ie/en/events/ |
| 7 Oct - 7 Nov | The Art of Negotiation: John Lavery’s Anglo–Irish Treaty Portraits Exhibition. | Embassy of Ireland, London | Free event – tickets available at: dfa.ie |
| 10 - 23 Oct | The Treaty, 1921: Records from the Archives Exhibition (Preview). | The British Academy, London | Free event – tickets available at: [external-link https://www.ireland.ie/en/greatbritain/london/ ] or thebritishacademy.ac.uk |
| 28 Oct | The National Archives presents Michael Portillo in conversation with Professor Marie Coleman. | Online | nationalarchives.ie |
| 18 - 27 Nov | ‘THE TREATY’ by Colin Murphy - Fishamble Theatre Company. | The National Concert Hall, Dublin & Online | Ticketed event – tickets available at: nch.ie . On demand stream will be available from 6 December for 1 week. |
| 24 Nov - end 2022 | Studio & State: The Laverys and the Anglo-Irish Treaty Exhibition. | National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin | Free exhibition – advance bookings essential at bookings@museum.ie www.museum.ie |
| 1 - 6 Dec | ‘THE TREATY’ by Colin Murphy - Fishamble Theatre Company. | Embassy of Ireland, London | Ticketed event – tickets available at: Irish Cultural Centre Hammersmith |
| 6 Dec | Podcast: The Treaty—good deal or bad deal? - History Ireland Hedge School. | Online | www.decadeofcentenaries.com |
| 6 Dec 2021 - 27 Mar 2022 | The Treaty, 1921: Records from the Archives Exhibition. | The Coach House Gallery, Dublin Castle & Online | Free exhibition – please see nationalarchives.ie . A virtual tour of the exhibition will also be accessible at nationalarchives.ie |
| 11 Dec | TREATY: SONGS - With Christy Moore, Lisa O’Neill, Gemma Dunleavy, John Spillane, Karan Casey, Maija Sofia, Duke Special, Jonathan Nangle and Crash Ensemble. | The National Concert Hall, Dublin | Ticketed event – In Person and Live Stream tickets available at: nch.ie |
| 22 Dec 2021 and 7 Jan 2022 | ‘Staging The Treaty’ by Theo Dorgan - ANU Productions. | The National Concert Hall, Dublin & Online | Ticketed event – In Person and Live Stream tickets available at: nch.ie |