Author: Angela Nurse

Britain has praised the Irish Government for marking the 1916 Rising centenary in an inclusive way. Northern Ireland Secretary of State Theresa Villiers said she appreciated efforts to celebrate the 100th anniversary while promoting reconciliation.

Denis McCormack’s voice cracked with emotion as he recalled his father’s gunrunning as a teenager in the Rising. In front of thousands on College Green he fought back tears and patted the ribbons on his chest which charted James McCormack’s service with the Irish Volunteers from 1916-22.

Hundreds of thousands of people have lined the streets of the Irish capital for a huge military parade to mark 100 years since the Easter Rising against British rule. In a centrepiece event as part of a year of commemorations of one of the most defining episodes of Irish history, President Michael D Higgins laid… Continue reading Huge crowds in Dublin for centenary commemoration of Easter Rising

Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has condemned the latest gangland-style murder and warned criminals that violence will be their downfall. Noel Duggan, nicknamed “Kingsize” for his prolific cigarette smuggling, was shot dead in his Mercedes in the driveway of his home in Ratoath, Co Meath, on Wednesday.

President of Ireland Michael D Higgins has called for Irish people to take responsibility for building a true Republic. In a keynote address to descendants of those who fought and died in the 1916 Easter Rising, Mr Higgins said the ideals of the Proclamation can inspire today.

President Michael D Higgins has urged people not to let terrorists believe they can strike fear into lives. After signing a book of condolence in the Belgian embassy in Dublin, Mr Higgins condemned the attacks which left 34 dead and hundreds wounded as cowardly and useless.

President of Ireland Michael D Higgins has called for Irish people to take responsibility for building a true Republic. In a keynote address to descendants of those who fought and died in the 1916 Easter Rising, Mr Higgins said the ideals of the Proclamation can still inspire today.

Security chiefs are closely monitoring a small number of people in the wake of the terror attacks in Brussels. The Government said there is no specific information of any threat to the country from international terrorism but a similar indiscriminate atrocity is possible, although not likely.

The 1916 centenary celebrations planned over Easter weekend will honour the courage and ideals of the Rising and its leaders and reflect all of Ireland’s history, a Government minister has said. With h undreds of thousands of people expected to line a 4.5km route across Dublin on Sunday, the unprecedented spectacle is being billed as… Continue reading 1916 celebrations at Easter to honour Rising and reflect all Irish history

An extraordinary trove of rarely-seen photographs lays bare the utter carnage wreaked on Dublin during the tumultuous Easter Rising 100 years ago this weekend. Drawn from the Press Association archives, scenes comparable to modern-day war zones show great swathes of O’Connell Street and Eden Quay entirely obliterated.