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100 years of An Garda Síochána to be celebrated after three month delay

One hundred years of An Garda Síochána is due to be celebrated tomorrow (Tuesday May 24). The centenary event marks the establishment of the force as a replacement for the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) after the foundation of the Republic of ...

23 May 2022 at 12:31

National News

Orange Order leaders pledge to defend Northern Ireland's place in UK

Tens of thousands of people marched under the outstretched arm of Edward Carson today (Saturday May 28) as unionism celebrated the centenary of Northern Ireland. Like the famous unionist leader, the leaders of the Orange Order reached into ...

28 May 2022 at 18:18

National News

'I am to die for Ireland' - New exhibition marks 100 years since first Civil War executions

The centenary of the first executions of the Irish Civil War is being marked in a new exhibition. Four young working class men - Peter Casidy, James Fisher, John Gaffney and Richard Twohig - were executed in one of the yards of Kilmainham ...

17 Nov 2022 at 14:35

National News

New exhibition will mark the centenary of the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty

The Lord Mayor of Dublin Alison Gilliland and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar have launched an exhibition: Studio & State: The Laverys and the Anglo-Irish Treaty today. The exhibition was co-curated between the Hugh Lane Gallery and the National ...

24 Nov 2021 at 12:57

National News

Fascinating Garda Photographic Archive captures some of the major events from past 100 years

Hundreds of historical photos captured by An Garda Síochána from some of the most significant historic Irish events during the last 100 years will be made available to the public for the first time. An Garda Síochána has launched its ...

13 Jul 2022 at 13:58

Sport

More than 40,000 tennis fans bid to own Wimbledon centenary digital artworks

More than 40,000 people have bid to own digital artworks, known as NFTs, which have been released to mark 100 years of Wimbledon’s Centre Court. The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) is offering the Centenary ...

01 Jul 2022 at 18:43

Local News

Limerick artist risks 'life and limb' to paint 1916 memorial

SOME artists go along way to capture the perfect painting, and for Frank Bouchier he was fortunate that his enthusiasm in completing the 1916 monument on Sarsfield Bridge, did not end up being his last work. “I had a very ...

25 Mar 2016 at 07:01

Local News

Witness history in GPO's immersive new exhibition

IT was announced more than a year ago that Shannon Heritage had won the contract to operate the €7m GPO Witness History, a visitor attraction in Dublin commemorating the events of 1916. Now the permanent exhibition, ...

04 Apr 2016 at 07:02

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 ...

23 Apr 2016 at 14:00

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A 'forgotten' family remembered 100 years after Rising

ONE hundred years ago, the Dalys of Barrington Street in Limerick city were one of the most politically and socially active families during Ireland’s fight for independence. John Daly, born 1845, became the ...

22 Apr 2016 at 07:01

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When the Irish Volunteers were stoned on Limerick's streets

IN the excitement of the Easter Rising Commemorative Ceremonies, it may be easy to forget an incident which occurred in Limerick in May 1915, and in which such prominent Sinn Féin Volunteers as Padraig ...

21 Apr 2016 at 07:01

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The Limerick baker who survived the GPO in 1916

“IF HE hadn’t escaped through Moore Street, I wouldn’t be here.” Mairéad Dore, 88, rests on her living room chair in her home on the North Circular Road, admiring the words that her father, Éamon T ...

20 Apr 2016 at 13:00

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