1916 Easter Rising

In September 1917 Thomas Ashe was sent to Mountjoy after making a so called seditious speech. For this 'crime' Ashe ended up behind bars by the Royal Canal and denied political prisoner status. He began a hunger strike but just five days…

In the aftermath of the 1916 Rising there was an incident which left an impact on the imprisoned rebels, most notably a young Michael Collins. When the week long insurrection ended, the rebels who had fought in the Four Courts and the…

Today is Poetry Day 2016, when we recognise the contribution of the poetic arts to our history and culture. This year, in keeping with the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising, the theme is Revolution. To celebrate Headstuff are sharing…

We've all heard of Padraig Pearse, James Connolly, Eamon De Valera, Constance "Biz" Markievicz, and Michael Collins. Some of us have even heard of Eamon "I" Ceannt "Even" thanks to @aoiph's excellent twitter joke. But the 1916 Rising was…

I had to laugh when I saw that #hungoverforequality was trending on twitter in the days after, more accurately the morning after, the success of the Yes campaign. As the global media cast its all seeing eye over Ireland, the Irish were well…

Commemorations for 1916 Centenary O’Brien Press has launched 16 Lives, a series of biographies which chronicle the lives of the sixteen men executed following the 1916 Easter Rising. This concept was devised and co-edited by Dublin man…