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'They were just ordinary people': Descendants of 1916 volunteers take us to where their ancestors fought
Patrick Kilmartin and William O’Dea fought on the North Circular Road outpost and Mendicity Institute respectfully during the Rising.
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Apr 20th 2019, 4:00 PM
Column: How my trip to a children's mental asylum in Belarus made me proud to be Irish
A trip volunteering at a children’s asylum in Belarus showed me the harsh reality for many children affected by the Chernobyl disaster but it also let me see the hope that Irish people have brought to their lives, writes Cliódhna Russell.
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Mar 18th 2014, 7:30 PM
Irish NGO recognised for improving maternity care in Ethiopia
Voluntary Service Overseas Ireland has helped reduce child and maternal rates by as much as 12 per cent in some hospitals.
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Feb 15th 2014, 9:45 AM
Column: Nordic Rebels – The Swede and Finn who fought in the GPO, 1916
The story of the two Nordic recruits to the cause of the Irish Republic remains one of the most remarkable of Easter Week, writes Damian Shiels.
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Dec 29th 2013, 12:00 PM
Fancy seeing a smuggled rifle from 1914 that was found in Seán O'Casey's house?
To mark the centenary of the Irish Volunteers a new exhibition at Glasnevin Cemetery also sheds light on some of those who took part in the Irish revolution.
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Dec 11th 2013, 6:54 PM
Irish War of Independence exhibition to mark centenary of The Fianna Convention
The exhibition includes uniforms, weaponry, photographs, newspaper clippings and other memorabilia from the time.
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Oct 5th 2012, 6:45 AM
Scars of the Easter Rising you can still see on Dublin streets
From bullet holes in masonry to trenches in St Stephen’s Green, we take a look at the physical remnants of the 1916 Easter Rising.
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Sep 16th 2012, 9:15 AM