Events online and in-person to commemorate the Centenary of the Anglo-Irish Treaty 1921

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

Centenary Programme for the Anglo-Irish Treaty 1921

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Centenary of the Anglo-Irish Treaty 1921 Events Schedule

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