The Irish Times

Twelve forgotten Irish women who risked their lives to save others in 1916

The story of the evacuation of the Cumann na mBan nursing contingent with the wounded from the GPO on Easter Week

Mon Apr 13 2020 - 13:53

Rod Stewart: crotch-waggling imp turns misty-eyed troubadour to lead us to singalong heaven

Review: It’s cheese with everything as pop’s great bluesman serenades Dublin’s 3Arena

Wed Dec 04 2019 - 23:14

Make a move to Kimmage: A leafy city suburb that won’t keep up at night

The Dublin neighbourhood is popular with first-time buyers but it lacks nightlife

Sat Sept 28 2019 - 06:00

Sending Up The Republic – Frank McNally on a forgotten satirist of Irish independence, Eimar O’Duffy

An Irishman’s Diary

Fri Nov 23 2018 - 19:30

Fenian rising of 1867 to be remembered with events across Ireland

Several counties marking 150th anniversary of the rebellion against British rule

Fri Mar 03 2017 - 10:10

Joseph Plunkett’s Easter Rising medal is back on sale

1916 Proclamation signatory’s award to be auctioned by Whyte’s at a reduced price

Fri Dec 30 2016 - 01:04

1916 leaders debunk the ‘real man’ myth

Several of the leaders like Pearse, McDonagh and Plunkett don’t fit ‘real man’ persona

Wed Nov 09 2016 - 10:42

Michael D Higgins to give oration at Béal na Bláth ceremony

Organisers ‘really looking forward’ to hearing what President has to say on Michael Collins

Thu Jun 16 2016 - 21:58

Executed Rising rebels honoured at Kilmainham Gaol

First three killed, Pearse, Clarke and MacDonagh, commemorated on centenary

Tue May 03 2016 - 19:02

East Link bridge renamed after 1916 leader Tom Clarke

Many would consider honouring of Proclamation signatory long overdue, says Higgins

Tue May 03 2016 - 14:54

Signatories: eight major Irish writers, seven Rising heroes

‘It’s not a historical piece. This is theatre.’ Here’s how Signatories took shape

Thu Apr 21 2016 - 06:00

An emotional homecoming for the 262 civilians killed in 1916

The Sackville Street Art Project has brought together people to build model houses for each of the civilians killed during fighting

Mon Mar 28 2016 - 06:00

The Irish Times in 1916: a newspaper in focus

Today's Irish Times newspaper is a souvenir edition of a 1916 paper that reported the Rising in microscopic detail – and carried some curious advertisements

Sat Mar 26 2016 - 05:00

1916 and Me: The relatives’ accounts

‘The Irish Times’ invited readers to share their feelings about the Easter Rising. Here’s a selection of entries from people with a personal or family connection

Wed Mar 23 2016 - 16:00

What it went for: Auction results

A copy of the Proclamation, photographs of Roger Casement, a bottle of 1916 whiskey and Éamon de Valera's prison diary sell at Whyte's

Sat Mar 19 2016 - 05:45

More 1916 Moore Street buildings assessed for preservation

Dublin City Council to engage consultants to assess five buildings due to be demolished

Wed Mar 16 2016 - 01:00

Easter 1916: Medals withdrawn at auction despite €80,000 bid

Decorations awarded posthumously to patriots’ Thomas Clarke and Joseph Plunkett

Mon Mar 14 2016 - 01:00

Rising time has come

Will this weekend’s major centenary auction live up to the attendant hype around 1916 memorabilia?

Sat Mar 12 2016 - 05:45

Easter Rising rebels’ medals to be auctioned in Dublin

1916 Medals were awarded posthumously to Thomas Clarke and Joseph Plunkett

Thu Mar 10 2016 - 08:33

The Proclaimers: 100 years on, they’ve still got something to say

Proclamation Day gives students the opportunity to reflect on and reimagine what it means to be Irish in 2016

Wed Mar 09 2016 - 01:01

Driven to rebellion – An Irishman’s Diary about a 1916 bus tour

Sat Feb 20 2016 - 01:00

1916 medal awarded to Joseph Plunkett up for auction

Posthumous award issued in 1940s by government assigned top estimate of €100,000

Fri Jan 22 2016 - 12:07

Metropolitan Police find printing press during raid in Rathmines

1916/2016: a miscellany

Fri Jan 22 2016 - 01:00

Plans for a rising: Setting a date

In the summer of 1915, the military leadership of the Irish Republican Brotherhood started to draw up plans for a rising against British rule

Wed Nov 18 2015 - 03:00

Dublin City Council protects five more Moore Street buildings

Vote to list properties as having historical importance goes against recommendation

Tue Jun 09 2015 - 12:01

Different Irish experiences of first World War shown through lives of four people

National Library shows complicated history of Irish involvement in first World War

Fri Nov 21 2014 - 12:46

Exhibition opens on Ireland’s involvement in first World War

National Library of Ireland exhibition to run for duration of centenary until 2018

Thu Nov 20 2014 - 21:34

How the stage was set for armed revolution in Ireland

In a second, edited extract from his book Vivid Faces, historian Roy Foster considers the role of theatre in shaping the minds of the revolutionary generation

Tue Sept 30 2014 - 01:00

President joins descendants of republican women to mark centenary of Cumann na mBan

Higgins draws inspiration from women of 1916 as he prepares for state visit to Britain

Thu Apr 03 2014 - 01:00