Place: Messines

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Armistice centenary: Why Northern Ireland’s culture divide is still an obstacle to remembering the past

The deep divide between Catholics and Protestants makes the coming together to honour the dead on both sides fraught with problems.

Embracing our diaspora - How can we honour the forgotten?

Visit to Messines: Poignant trip for Enda Kenny

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Rio Paralympics 2016 blog: Mark Rohan on the rise of the Paralympians

general

Book review: According to their Lights

travel

The killing fields at Flanders are worth a visit

Kenny and Cameron to visit Western Front graves

Taoiseach Enda Kenny and British prime minister David Cameron are to visit First World War graves and memorials on the site of the Western Front.

Thu, 19 Dec, 2013

Taoiseach to visit war memorial in Belgium

Taoiseach Enda Kenny will join British prime minister on a visit to a First World War memorial in Belgium next month.

Mon, 11 Nov, 2013

Bloodied fields of Flanders

ROLLING hills, scattered woodland and quaint towns known for their breweries in South West Belgium are the very picture of rural charm.

Sun, 03 Nov, 2013

Forgotten Irish war dead honoured by queen’s visit

LONG confined as a footnote in Irish history, the role of the 49,400 Irish soldiers who fought and died in the First World War has finally been restored to the spotlight.

Thu, 19 May, 2011

Cameron praises Queen's 'healing' visit to Ireland

The British Prime Minister David Cameron has praised the Queen's "healing" visit to Ireland.

Wed, 18 May, 2011

Easter echo of distant drums

PERHAPS the key date in the history of ancient Ireland is that of Good Friday, April 23, 1014, the day of Brian Boru’s victory over the Vikings at the Battle of Clontarf.

Sat, 22 Mar, 2008

President McAleese in Belgium for war commemoration

The president is leading tributes today to the Irish who fell in the First World War.

Sat, 09 Jun, 2007

SF 'should end attacks on Protestant villages'

Sinn Féin should end attacks on Protestant villages before they launch their charter of unionist engagement next week, the DUP said today.

Wed, 23 May, 2007

Great War commemoration put the spotlight on our shared inheritance

I WAS very privileged to be invited to attend the first official commemoration ceremony for all Irishmen who died in the Battle of the Somme and throughout World War I.

Fri, 07 Jul, 2006

Ahern: End spectre of violence that haunts us

All sides in the Irish peace process must seize the opportunity to finally shake off the spectre of violence, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said today.

Tue, 07 Jun, 2005

€2.3m donated to cross-border initiatives

The International Fund for Ireland (IFI) today approved more than €2.3m in support for border county projects in the Republic at its Board Meeting in Belfast.

Fri, 03 Dec, 2004

D-Day event sheds light on our tragic divisions

THE Irish Examiner is to be commended for its sympathetic coverage of the D-Day anniversary and for showing us the faces of Irish heroes of the Normandy landings.

Fri, 11 Jun, 2004

Peace plea to former paramilitaries

Former paramilitary member were today urged by the President Mary McAleese to do all they can to ensure that Northern Ireland has another quiet summer.

Tue, 08 Jun, 2004

Dublin, Belfast Lord Mayors to honour Irish war dead

The Lord Mayors of Belfast and Dublin are among a group travelling to Belgium today to honour the thousands of Irish people who died at Messines during the First World War.

Thu, 12 Sep, 2002