John Redmond should have accepted the inevitability of partition
If Redmond had agreed to home rule, we might have been spared 1916 and all that followed
1916 Rising
‘It’s the All-Ireland final of theatre’: The Plough and the Stars, 100 years on from its riotous first run
Frank McNally sits in on a new production of Seán O’Casey’s play and revisits the ‘chaotic scenes’ that greeted it in 1926
‘Dream on’: Moore Street trader not expecting completion of long-mooted 1916 centre soon
Minister for Housing James Browne announces opening of tender process but says it is ‘very difficult’ to provide a completion date
Stage IRA Man – Frank McNally on the real and pretend 1916 Rising of actor Arthur Shields
He went to the Abbey Theatre to collect a rifle hidden under the stage and join the fighting
‘As Irish as the pigs of Drogheda’ – Frank McNally on rise and fall of street singer Mary Connolly
After the Easter Rising, her patriotic ballads struck a chord with the public
The other Lemass shooting: Frank McNally on a dark moment in the life of a future taoiseach
His sister Ciara heard a bang, then saw the child fall, with a fatal wound to the head
A Tale of Two Hospitals – Frank McNally on the architectural dramas of Kilmainham
Royal Hospital there was built as home for old and wounded soldiers at time of relative peace
Dublin Gothic at the Abbey review: Prepare for some archly provocative character assassination
Barbara Bergin’s huge, complex new play takes aim at some Irish heroes as it covers a century of life in the capital
Labour Party leader calls on governments to set out timeline for Irish unity referendums
Ivana Bacik says election of Catherine Connolly as President brought together Irish left and her party is willing to work to align policies
Myths and Lies of the Irish Revolution by Colum Kenny: A brave and intriguing book
Myths and Lies is for readers who see the study of history as an endless debate rather than as the narrative of interesting tales
Camera Obscura: An exhibition of ‘secret’ photography at Kilmainham Gaol
The Prisoners’ Lens shows theatrical staged scenes which remind us that the events of 1916 were inspired by playwrights and actors as well as poets
David Adams: Irish unity cannot be an exercise in revenge
Some pro-unity campaigners are nationalists, but they are not republicans
Did the man named as Éamon de Valera’s father on his birth cert exist at all?
Dev’s mother appears to have filled out separate versions of his birth certificate herself, new documentary reveals
The Beatles, Paddy’s Wigwam and lesser-known ties between Dublin and Liverpool
From religion to football, links abound between Dublin and the most Irish city in England
What did Éamon de Valera ever do for us?
Ireland’s memory of Éamon de Valera is complicated by many factors. Diarmaid Ferriter assesses the competing perspectives
The parallels between Nelson Mandela and Daniel O’Connell are many
Both were extraordinary leaders who gave their oppressed followers a sense of individual worth and national identity
One Night in Dublin ... at the museum: A nocturnal walkabout at the Irish Museum of Modern Art
Art, memory and the odd fox keep watch inside Imma, at Royal Hospital Kilmainham, in Dublin, after hours
Auction of artist Richard O’Neill’s work to include portraits of Samuel Beckett and 1916 leader Tom Clarke
It’s often true that works of artists such as O’Neill become more valuable after their death
‘Revenge is not a policy’: dissenting Israeli voices begin to penetrate silence over Gaza
In a country where criticising soldiers’ conduct is a sensitive matter, ‘people are speaking out more’
Woman believed to be Ireland’s oldest person dies days before 109th birthday
Sarah Coyle was born in 1916 and survived two pandemics
The GPO is not ‘sacred ground’. It’s so much more than that
There’s an opportunity to turn it into a building that can generate pride, and improve the perception of a space widely regarded as deficient and devoid of imagination
Story of a Song review: Delve into the ballad Grace falls short of filling us in on its afterlife
Television: But as a sort of idiot’s guide to Rod Stewart’s favourite Irish weepy, Aistear an Amhráin ticks the boxes
Irish revolutionary Madeleine ffrench-Mullen to be honoured with plaque at childhood home
Ffrench-Mullen with her lover Dr Kathleen Lynn founded St Ultan’s Hospital for children in Dublin
President Michael D Higgins leads tribute to 1916 leaders at annual State Commemoration
The President was joined by Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste and Minister for Defence Simon Harris at the Arbour Hill commemoration
Council retakes possession of home of 1916 Rising leader after alleged trespassers vacate building
Local authority spent €630,000 buying property where Tom Clarke lived, but restoration works stalled
Police attacked with petrol bombs and fireworks after dissident republican parade in Derry
PSNI says young people used to ‘shield’ masked individuals during the disorder that followed Easter Rising commemoration
Daughter of Easter Rising participant ‘proud’ to attend GPO commemorative event
President Michael D Higgins led a commemoration ceremony outside the GPO to mark the 1916 Easter Rising
Former Ireland international Niall Quinn criticises people who use Easter Rising to ‘score petty points’
Quinn made the comments while speaking at 1916 Relatives Association commemoration in Dublin
Marching practice in a car park with Ireland’s only remaining trade union band
Communications Workers’ Union Band can trace its roots to before 1916 – its instruments were destroyed in the GPO during the Easter Rising
Parkinson’s: ‘I know it will beat me in the end, but I’m going to make it wait’
Despite being diagnosed eight years ago, John O’Leary is refusing to let the neurological condition dominate his life
Alleged trespassers agree to orders for council’s possession of former home of 1916 Rising leader
Dublin City Council spent €630,000 purchasing the building in 2018 but works have not started
Alleged trespassers at former shop of 1916 leader Tom Clarke offering to leave within 90 days, court hears
Occupiers are ‘opposed to application by Dublin City Council to inspect premises for damage’
Clumsy de Valera documentary dooms leading revolutionary women to walk-on parts
Television review: The story of how leading women of 1916 were later marginalised is chunkily incorporated into the grand sweep of de Valera’s fall and rise in TG4′s De Valera san Fhásach
Roger Casement told own defence team ‘black diaries’ were a forgery
British government leaked the diaries to sway public opinion over Casement after his arrest for treason
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