The centenary of the Third Home Rule Bill for Ireland will be marked by an event in Waterford city hall this evening.
Tonight’s event is the start of the decade of commemorations to mark the 1912-1922 period prepared under the direction of Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan.
“The decade that commenced [with] the introduction in the parliament at Westminster of the Home Rule Bill in April, 1912 remains the most momentous of our modern history. I am proud to be beginning the decade of commemorations in Waterford, and I look forward to the opportunity to mark the milestones in our country’s history with a series of events over the coming months and years,” said Mr Deenihan.
John Redmond, the leader of the Irish Party in the House of Commons, who forced the British government to concede a measure of self-government for Ireland in 1912 was MP for Waterford from 1891-1918.
Tonight’s proceedings will opened by Mr Deenihan and the British Minister of State for Northern Ireland, Hugo Swire.
