# Easter Rising

This Sydney GAA club paid tribute to 1916 on a gorgeous beach

We want to go to there.

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Apr 6th 2016, 8:11 PM

# just a tribute

This Sydney GAA club wonderfully paid tribute to 1916 on a gorgeous beach

We want to go to there.

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Apr 6th 2016, 6:51 PM

Teenager arrested as Remembrance Wall unveiled at Glasnevin Cemetery

The memorial wall has faced some criticism.

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Apr 3rd 2016, 1:23 PM

1916 Liveblog: The Rising is over - 362 dead, hundreds more injured and the fate of the rebel leaders is unknown

Moment by moment, TheJournal.ie is following what happened during the 1916 Rising one hundred years ago.

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Apr 2nd 2016, 7:45 PM

1916 Liveblog Day 5: Pádraig Pearse has ordered the total evacuation of the GPO

Moment by moment, TheJournal.ie is following what happened during the 1916 Rising one hundred years ago.

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Apr 1st 2016, 10:30 PM

1916 Liveblog Day 4: Dublin burns and 32 civilians killed in a bloody, bitter day for the Rising

Moment by moment, TheJournal.ie is following what happened during the 1916 Rising one hundred years ago.

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Mar 31st 2016, 9:20 PM

1916 Liveblog Day 3: 73 people dead on the worst day of the Rising so far

Moment by moment, TheJournal.ie is following what happened during the 1916 Rising one hundred years ago.

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Mar 30th 2016, 8:20 PM

# Abuse

James Connolly's great-great-granddaughter told to 'go home' from 1916 event because of English accent

Sarah Connolly, a relative of 1916 leader James Connolly, said she was confronted at a state reception to commemorate the Easter Rising.

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Mar 30th 2016, 12:29 PM

# pint rising

This Galway pub turned itself into the GPO for the weekend’s celebrations

Excellent.

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Mar 29th 2016, 8:18 PM

# reflecting the rising

Half a million people watched Centenary last night

Several other programmes about the Rising also had people tuning in.

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Mar 29th 2016, 7:17 PM

1916 Liveblog Day 2: 37 people were killed today, mostly civilians

Moment by moment, TheJournal.ie is following what happened during the 1916 Rising one hundred years ago.

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Mar 29th 2016, 7:00 PM

# pint rising

This Galway pub turned itself into the GPO for the weekend’s celebrations

Excellent.

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Mar 29th 2016, 1:56 PM

1916 Liveblog: 55 dead as rebels take over the GPO, the Four Courts and Stephen's Green

Moment by moment, TheJournal.ie is following what happened during the 1916 Rising which began on Easter Monday one hundred years ago.

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Mar 28th 2016, 2:30 PM

Here's how the world's media saw our 1916 Rising celebrations

We take a look.

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Mar 28th 2016, 11:05 AM

# 1916 centenary

People are sharing this wonderful pic of the army officer seen on the phone yesterday

Twitter was ablaze after this officer was spotted on his phone at the 1916 commemorations.

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Mar 28th 2016, 9:07 AM

# a nation's rising

Beautiful weather, smiling faces and emotional moments as Ireland remembers 1916

As it was 100 years ago, the GPO was at the heart of the action.

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Mar 27th 2016, 7:30 PM

This Irish rebel smuggled bomb detonators under her coat and often dressed as a boy

Margaret Skinnider played a play a key role in the struggle for independence in 1916.

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Mar 27th 2016, 6:30 PM

# in ruins

Watch: What Dublin looked like after the Easter Rising

Archive footage shows a barely recognisable city in the weeks after the violence.

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Mar 27th 2016, 2:50 PM

# drink with me

6 great Dublin pubs with a place at the heart of Ireland's independence

Steeped in history.

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Mar 27th 2016, 1:00 PM

Voices of 1916: 'Con was in love with Lucy - and would have married her if he had lived'

Elizabeth Colbert had not known how deeply involved her brother Con was with the rebels ahead of the Rising – but she knew that he harboured a secret love.

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Mar 27th 2016, 7:00 AM

# 1916 dildo

15 times 1916 commemorations had no chill

No chill at all.

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Mar 26th 2016, 8:15 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Will you be attending an event over the 1916 centenary weekend?

The next three days will see celebrations in Dublin and across the country in commemoration of the centenary of the Easter Rising.

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Mar 26th 2016, 9:27 AM

# 1916 protest

Activists draw over John Redmond's face on controversial College Green banner

Irish language group Misneach said it defaced the banner in a protest against “revisionist propaganda”.

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Mar 25th 2016, 3:12 PM

# easter rising row

Gerry Adams lashes 'new Redmondites' and 1916 College Green banner

The Sinn Féin leader was speaking at Arbour Hill ahead of this weekend’s centenary events.

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Mar 25th 2016, 1:05 PM

# Channel 4

'A lot of young Irish people don't see a future': Blindboy gives powerful interview about suicide

The Rubberbandits member spoke about the suicide epidemic in Ireland.

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Mar 24th 2016, 10:28 PM

Voices of 1916: 'John Healy, 14, a schoolboy, had his brain hanging all over his forehead'

A nurse tending the wounded and dying of Easter 1916 at the Mater hospital recalls the shocking sights that would stay with her for the rest of her life.

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Mar 24th 2016, 11:00 AM

Voices of 1916: 'Crying, terrified children came to us for shelter'

Fr Aloysius Travers was at lunch when he heard the first shots of the Rising. By the end, he was accompanying Volunteer leaders to their execution.

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Mar 23rd 2016, 4:00 PM

# easter bussing

Bus Éireann to lay on extra services for Easter weekend

600,000 people are expected to pass in and out of Dublin over the course of the 1916 Rising centenary commemorations.

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Mar 22nd 2016, 4:56 PM

# Don't Worry

Here's why helicopters and planes were flying low over Dublin today

There’s no need for concern – the Air Corps craft were simply preparing for the 1916 parade.

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Mar 22nd 2016, 2:46 PM

# the enemy files

Documentary claims 1916 British massacre of Dublin civilians was due to 'unclear orders'

The claim is contained in a new documentary by Michael Portillo.

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Mar 21st 2016, 7:45 PM

# tiocfaidh ar trains

People are absolutely loving Irish Rail's €19.16 Easter train fare

And there’s a history lesson on the Dart.

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Mar 21st 2016, 4:26 PM

# nice one

Last surviving child of executed 1916 leader awarded Freedom of Dublin

Fr Joseph Mallin was just two years old when his father was killed by firing squad in May 1916.

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Mar 21st 2016, 11:39 AM

# createschool

WATCH: This amazing short film recreates the 1916 Easter Rising entirely with Lego

It’s very, very impressive.

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Mar 20th 2016, 8:15 PM

# Courts

1916 victory: Moore Street has been declared a 'battlefield site'

The government will now have to revisit an earlier decision which could lead to the demolition of certain buildings.

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Mar 18th 2016, 11:38 PM

# commemoration

Dublin City Council is standing by its controversial 1916 banner

The banner generated a lot of criticism when it was unveiled at the beginning of the week.

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Mar 16th 2016, 12:45 PM