Art & Design Sara Keating on Culture: A history of art as a tool for nation building Exhibition at IMMA highlights the open and plural beginnings of Ireland’s original national project
Comment Elaine Byrne: A changed Ireland regards decade of commemorations without fanfare We may have come a long way in 100 years since the foundation of the Irish state, but it is important not to forget those who suffered on the journey
Planners step lightly to avoid strife over Civil War centenary events Proposals to defuse thorny issues include having the official commemoration on a neutral date and marking particular events locally