January 18th, 1916 Dublin Metropolitan Police detective department: daily report on "Movements of Dublin Extremists".
“I beg to report that on the 17th Inst., the undermentioned extremists were observed moving about and associating with each other as follows: “With Thomas J Clarke, 75 Parnell St, John McGarry for quarter of an hour from 12 noon. John O’Hurley, Limerick, for half hour between 1 & 2 pm, John Milroy for 10 minutes between 7 & 8pm ....
“John Neeson left Amiens St by 6.35 am train for Drogheda. Pierce McCann left Kingsbridge by 3pm train for Cashel. RIC in each case informed.
“E de Valera (pictured) , M O’Hanrahan, Thos McDonagh, and JJ O’Donnell in 2, Dawson Street, between 9pm and 11pm.
“A meeting under the auspices of the Gaelic League to protest against the withdrawal of grants for education in Ireland was held in the Round Room of the Mansion House between 8pm and 11pm.
“Mr John McNeill presided and others present included – MJ O’Rahilly, James O’Connor, John Milroy, Bulmer Hobson, E O’Duffy, F Sheehy Skeffington, J O’Hurley, Pierce Beasley, PT Daly ... The Lord Mayor of Dublin , the Lord Mayor of Cork and a number of clergymen were also on the platform...Owen Brien, Superintendent” Irish Times: “With reference to the published rumours that he had resigned the leadership of the Irish Party, Mr John Redmond (pictured) says ‘it is a lot of rubbish. There’s not a word of truth in it’.”
Fall of Montenegro – Austrian conditions of peace with Montenegro include the unconditional surrender of all arms of the soldiers and the guns which are handed down as heirlooms, and which every Montenegrin carries . All the male population are to be sent to a certain district. The women are to be left in some of the villages.
Russians forced the Turkish 3rd Army back to Erzurum.
Karl Liebknecht, leader of the left in the German Socialist Party, resigns from the party over its attitude to the war. With Rosa Luxembourg will go on to found Spartacus League.
Two German prisoners, Karl Graurman and August Boykneyer , who escaped from a detention camp at Oldcastle, Co Meath, on Saturday, were recaptured at Rathowen, Co Westmeath.
JANUARY 18TH, 2016 Until April 29th in Ballyfermot library, Dublin. "Remembering the Leaders": a graphic and photo graphic exhibition created by Ballyfermot Youth Service with a focus on all the leaders of 1916. PATRICK SMYTH