Tag: Irish War of Independence
12 days ago
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President of Ireland honors leaders of 1916 Easter Rising at commemoration

The State Ceremony at Arbour Hill is the longest-running Easter Rising commemoration in Ireland

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about 1 month ago
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Historian on quest to uncover 'forced disappeared' of Irish War of Independence

Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc has spent years researching the stories of victims who were secretly executed in the Irish War of...

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about 2 months ago
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Easter Rising commemoration honors 'dream of Irish freedom'

A commemoration marking 108 years since the 1916 Rising against British rule in Ireland took place in Dublin on Easte...

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about 2 months ago
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Irish men and women who died in 1916 Rising to be honored on Easter Sunday

A ceremony to mark the anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising takes place on Sunday

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about 2 months ago
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Black 47's Larry Kirwan premieres new Irish Civil War play in New York

The Informer is a reimagining of the 1925 novel by Liam O'Flaherty

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6 months ago
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Famous 121-year-old Irish landmark to return to city streets

The Firemen's Rest was commissioned in 1892 and survived the infamous Burning of Cork

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7 months ago
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'Freedom or the grave': Ireland's largest hunger strike took place 100 years ago

The hunger strike was one of the last acts of the Irish Civil War

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8 months ago
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Ireland's Alcatraz: How a small Irish island became the world's biggest prison

Spike Island in Co Cork housed thousands of prisoners in the 19th century

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8 months ago
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Epic six hour-long Irish theater performance coming to New York

DruidO'Casey will bring Sean O'Casey's famous Dublin Trilogy to the US

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8 months ago
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Ireland marks 100 years since joining League of Nations

A book will be launched to mark the centenary in New York later this month

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9 months ago
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Love story of Irish rebel leader killed hours after wedding told in TV series

Joseph Plunkett and Grace Gifford married in Kilmainham Gaol seven hours before his execution

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9 months ago
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Assassination of Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins made US headlines

A Boston paper described him as the "knightliest soul"

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11 months ago
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Ireland commemorates those who died in service with national ceremony

The date is a similar marker to Memorial Day in the US. Ceremonies are held around the country, with political leader...

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