History History On This Day: Irish revolutionary Countess Constance Markievicz died in 1927 Countess Constance Markievicz was a co-commander in the 1916 Easter RIsing and the first Irish woman elected to parliament.
History History Irish Gov. to restore 1916 leader Thomas Clarke's historic shopfront Clarke operated a tobacconist at 55 Amiens Street in Dublin City between 1908 and 1911 and the Government has allocated €50,000 to restore the historic shopfront.
History History On This Day: IRA and British called a truce in the War of Independence in 1921 The truce signified the end of the War of Independence and led to the negotiations that brought about the Anglo-Irish Treaty in December 1921.
History History “Line of Duty” Adrian Dunbar joins fight to save Dublin Easter Rising buildings Dunbar will also be joining the descendants of James Connolly and the O'Rahilly on a tour of the Moore Street area.
History History On This Day: Sir Roger Casement sentenced to death Sir Roger Casement was found guilty of treason and sentenced to death by hanging on June 29, 1916, 105 years ago today.
Other Writers Other Writers Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa - the Fenian Lazarus who kicked off the Easter Rising On this day Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, the Irish Fenian leader and member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, died in Staten Island, NY.
News News Gerry Adams takes on British developer he says is destroying Easter 1916 Adams is opposing proposals by British company Hammerson, which plans to redevelop a 5.5-acre area stretching from O'Connell Street to Moore Street.
History History On this day: 1959, Éamon de Valera becomes President of Ireland Éamon de Valera became the third President of Ireland in 1959.
Culture Culture Profiles in Pride: Roger Casement, 1916 Easter Rising leader Celebrating Irish icons past and present from the Irish LGBTQ community for Pride 2021. Here, a look at Roger Casement.
History History On This Day: 1916 Easter Rising leader James Connolly was born James Connolly, the Edinburgh man calling the military shots from the GPO during the 1916 Easter Rising, was the “heart” of the rebellion
