A new State of pride, euphoria and civil war
Today marks the 80th anniversary of the inaugural meeting of the Free StateParliament in Leinster House on December 6th, 1922…
Attitude of State to nationhood only adds to great divide
The people of Ireland do not constitute an Irish nation today, any more than they did in 1916, writes Dennis Kennedy
How Easter Rising showed Dublin in its true colours
In a sense, Dublin never quite seceded from the British empire, but seems to gaze forlornly across the Irish Sea, writes JOHN…
Titanic centre gets mixed reaction on opening day
While the First Minister declared it a ‘must-see’, it remains to be seen if the attraction will last, writes FINOLA MEREDITH…
The Rising was phase in ongoing fight for freedom
My grandfather's time in the GPO was part of a lifelong struggle, writes Eoin Ryan.
Rising and early independence brought prosperity
Home Rule would have made us dependent; we got out from under British rule just in time, writes Garret FitzGerald.
Repackaging and sanitising the Rising an impossible task
It was essentially nascent fascist sentiments which drove the leaders of the 1916 Rising, writes Lord Laird.
Nationalists not subject to 'pogrom' in 1920s Belfast
THE NOTION that the nationalist community in Belfast during the 1920s was subjected to a pogrom does not stand up, it was argued…
Call for history to remain core part of school curriculum
COMMEMORATIONS: THERE DOES not have to be a consensus about historical commemorations, Prof Diarmaid Ferriter told the Burren…
President urges fostering of reconciliation during decade of centenaries
THE OPPORTUNITY to foster reconciliation and deepen mutual understanding provided by the current decade of centenaries should…
Low-key, dignified commemorations are order of the day as Belfast remembers Titanic's dead
THE MOOD turned solemn in Belfast at the weekend as the city remembered the human cost of the Titanic sinking.
Locals place roses in sea to remember lives lost
COBH: LOCALS IN Cobh, Co Cork, placed 1,517 white roses in the sea yesterday in memory of the passengers and crew who perished…
Titanic memorial opens in Belfast
A minute's silence was held today as a memorial was opened in Belfast marking the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic.
Secret replica a star on maiden voyage
THE WRAPS came off a Co Mayo community’s most closely guarded secret yesterday when a 76ft model of the Titanic was launched …
Impact of 1912 Home Rule Bill recalled
THE DECISIVE impact of the third Home Rule Bill on the history of Ireland over the past century was the theme of the first official…
Villagers remember 11 who died on 'Titanic'
A MAYO community that lost the cream of its youth in the Titanic tragedy brought their departure from the village vividly back…
Sacrifice of Irish men who fought in first World War recalled
THE FIRST World War represents the worst Irish death toll from a single event since the Famine, making it imperative that its…
Piping up for those lost at sea
With much of Belfast’s ‘Titanic’ celebrations focusing on the ship, Philip Hammond has composed a moving musical tribute to the…
Republican revolutionaries 'followed Carson's example'
THE ULSTER unionist campaign against the 1912 Home Rule Bill led by Lord Edward Carson served the interests of violent republicanism…
How was the Titanic 11-course meal? First class
IT’S NOT often you have a dinner at which 70 guests use more than 840 glasses.
Lecture hears of historian's view of two-nation Ireland
THE LOGIC that underpins the Belfast Agreement, the principle of consent, requires us to re-examine historical assumptions about…
Remembrance in NI need not be divisive for communities
COMMEMORATIONS can help shape our collective political, social and cultural conscience and may be a source of healing and learning…
Commemorations can be strong unifying influence
OPINION: CONCERN HAS been expressed recently that the coming decade of centenary celebrations could lead to great controversy…
North's politicians must strike right tone during emotionally charged anniversaries
UNIONIST AND nationalist politicians, tourism chiefs and community relations personnel are among a diverse group charged with…
Celebrating momentous events that shaped the course of Irish history a century ago
A DECADE of commemoration will begin in the year ahead as ceremonies are held to mark the momentous events that changed the face…
Birth of a nation: the treaty that transformed Ireland
OPINION: NEXT TUESDAY marks the 90th anniversary of the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty on December 6th, 1921
All sacrifices of people 100 years ago must be honoured
OPINION: Home Rule and the Dublin Lockout should be commemorated as well as the Rising
Rising to the challenge
With such a long tradition of complex and contradictory responses to the 1916 Easter Rising, there’s no reason to expect the …
Sharing Collins's legacy of democracy
When a Fianna Fáil Minister, Brian Lenihan, speaks tomorrow at Béal na mBláth on the anniversary of Michael Collins’s death, …
The GPO and the Rising revisited
HISTORY: Dublin 1916: The Siege of the GPO By Clair Wills Profile Books 299pp £14.99
Remembering the Rising
In 1966, the golden jubilee of the Easter Rising, Telefís Éireann broadcast a series of 21 lectures on the history of Ireland…
Rising to the challenge
History Last year's commemoration of events in 1916 has inspired a thought-provoking essay collection
Rebellion revisited
Irish History: A return to the 'lived reality' of the events of Easter week in words and pictures
Let's delay next resurrection of insurrection
Inside Politics: The pomp and ceremony surrounding the official commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the 1916 Rising has…
Riding the wave of the Rising
In his stage treatment of the 1916 Rising, the usually controversial writer Donal O'Kelly is for once seeking to reach the middle…
1916 - What does it mean to you?
Shane Hegarty hears views from a selection of public figures on the legacy of the 1916 Rising.
Revising the Rising
Connect: Last Sunday, the Observer newspaper published an article by Geoffrey Wheatcroft
Commemorating the 1916 Rising
The Defence Forces will march past the GPO on O'Connell Street in Dublin tomorrow in the first military parade commemorating …
Rising was a Catholic revolt against Redmondite elite
The Rising produced an economic and social philosophy which condemned Ireland to material failure until the 1960s, writes Paul…
Reconciliation - the unfinished business of the Easter Rising
For modern Ireland to turn its back on Easter 1916 - or to relinquish it to the political necrophiliacs of provisionalism - would…
Aspirations of rebels were never fulfilled
Last month I found myself standing in the prison cell where Patrick Pearse awaited his execution at Kilmainham Gaol in May 1916…
Proclamation shook the world in 1916 and still challenges us now
Speech by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern at the opening of the commemorative exhibition on the Easter 1916 Rising at the National Museum…
Time to revise the revisionists
Other nations, or so it seems from a distance, are grounded in certainties which grow subtly stronger all the while, whereas …
Reading 1916 politics via official acts of memory
WorldView: Who won in 1916? This is hard to answer, but it is a vital aspect of the politics of commemoration
War and remembrance
The opening of the Island of Ireland Peace Tower at Messines in Belgium in 1998 marked a turning point in Irish remembrance of…
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