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Higgins lays wreath at Easter Rising commemoration

President Michael D Higgins has laid a wreath during the annual commemoration of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin. It marks the last time Mr Higgins will lead the event as the sitting president. Mr Higgins laid a wreath to commemorate those who died ...

20 Apr 2025 at 13:08

National News

Leaders gather to commemorate Easter Rising after two years of scaled-back ceremony

Irish national leaders, including the Taoiseach and the President, gathered in Arbour Hill today (Wednesday May 4) for the annual commemoration of the 1916 Easter Rising. The executed leaders of the Rising, a rebellion against British rule that ...

04 May 2022 at 16:11

National News

President and Taoiseach attend commemoration of Easter Rising

The 1916 Rising has been marked in Dublin his Easter Sunday, April 17. Irish President Michael D Higgins led the commemorations of the Easter Rising in a military ceremony outside the GPO on O’Connell Street in the capital, one of the main ...

17 Apr 2022 at 15:34

National News

Imelda May to host walking tour remembering women of 1916 Rising

Singer and actress Imelda May is to host a walking tour of key sites associated with women who participated in the 1916 Easter Rising. The Dublin tour, which will be delivered by historians Liz Gillis and Honor O Brolchain, also aims to ...

01 Oct 2023 at 12:45

National News

'We seek partnership' - Mary Lou McDonald's call to unionists in bid for united Ireland

The leader of Sinn Fein has sought “partnership” with unionists to help realise the party’s objective of achieving a united Ireland. Mary Lou McDonald said unionists must have an “equal part” in building what she described as a new ...

17 Apr 2022 at 17:30

Local News

History to be relived at Limerick castle

EASTER Sunday 1916 saw the single biggest event of the Easter Rising in Limerick when hundreds of Irish Volunteers mustered at Glenquin Castle. The muster was part of a wider plan to galvanise the country and strike for Irish ...

23 Apr 2016 at 14:00

National News

Rally held in Dublin to call on government to 'save' Moore Street

Campaigners for the preservation of Dublin Moore Street which is synonymous with the 1916 Easter Rising have held a rally calling for Government intervention. The event was organised by the Moore Street Preservation Trust, ...

22 Jan 2022 at 19:46

National News

Six men remain in custody after dissident Easter parade arrests

Six men remain in custody following violent scenes after a dissident Easter parade in Derry. Eight men were arrested after police came under attack at Derry City Cemetery on Monday. On Wednesday morning a 29-year-old man ...

20 Apr 2022 at 15:02

National News

Taoiseach criticises Dublin protesters and ‘narrow nationalism’

The Taoiseach has rejected the “negativity” expressed by those who spoke at a major protest in Dublin over the weekend. Thousands of people participated in an anti-immigration protest in Dublin city centre on Saturday. ...

27 Apr 2025 at 15:42

National News

Political leaders gather at GPO for ‘moving’ Easter Rising ceremony

Hundreds have gathered in Dublin city to watch a ceremony marking 108 years since the 1916 Rising against British rule in Ireland. Irish president Michael D Higgins and Irish premier Leo Varadkar led the annual State ...

31 Mar 2024 at 16:02

Northern Ireland

Easter Rising commemorated in Northern Ireland

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald has reiterated a call for Irish unification as senior members of her party attended events to commemorate the 1916 Easter Rising. Ms McDonald addressed the annual commemoration in ...

20 Apr 2025 at 16:06

Northern Ireland

Gardai monitor dissident republican-linked Easter Rising parade in Dublin

Dozens of gardai have monitored a dissident republican-linked Easter Rising commemoration in Dublin city centre. Uniformed Garda members and detective colleagues were in attendance as participants in the event ...

30 Mar 2024 at 16:39

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