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
Glencree has emerged as a potential location for a new memorial to commemorate those who died in the Civil War, as its 100th anniversary approaches.
The expert advisory group on centenary commemorations has also suggested having one official state commemoration ceremony on a historically neutral date rather than separate events for Irish Free State troops and anti-treaty fighters.
Another proposal is to have small-scale events in local areas to remember particular Civil War incidents. And ...
