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From the Archives: Special Easter Rising 75th Anniversary Commemorative Issue

By Irish America Staff
January 8, 2016

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In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising, Irish America has digitized its 75th anniversary Rising issue. Featuring an exclusive interview with Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams, the issue is both a historical look at the Rising and presages what was to transpire with the Peace Process throughout the 1990s. In his interview with Patricia Harty, Adams discusses … [Read more...] about From the Archives: Special Easter Rising 75th Anniversary Commemorative Issue

Weekly Comment: Irish Government Launches Year of U.S. Commemorations for 1916 Centenary

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
January 8, 2016

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The program for the 2016 U.S. commemorations of the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising was launched this week by members of the Irish and American governments and Irish celebrities in New York City. On hand to mark the occasion was Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ireland Charlie Flanagan, Irish Ambassador Anne Anderson, New York Senator Chuck Schumer, author Colum … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: Irish Government Launches Year of U.S. Commemorations for 1916 Centenary

The Rebel Countess

By Rosemary Rogers, Contributor
June / July 2015

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Rosemary Rogers, continuing her series on Irish women of note, profiles Constance Georgine Gore-Booth, the social agitator and revolutionary who took part in the Easter Rising of 1916. Revolutionaries are, almost by definition, romantic – what else could explain the fact that the iconic image of Che Guevara (whose Grandma Lynch, incidentally, was from Galway’s Lynch tribe) is … [Read more...] about The Rebel Countess

1916 Anniversary Sparks Debate

By Frank Shouldice, Contributor
April / May 2006

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On the eve of the 90th anniversary of the Easter Rising, mainstream political parties are actively competing for the legacy of Ireland's historical revolution. The government has already announced that the state will officially mark the occasion on April 16 with a military parade past the General Post Office in O'Connell Street, site of rebel headquarters during the … [Read more...] about 1916 Anniversary Sparks Debate

Police Seize de Valera’s Love Letters

By Irish America Staff
February / March 2001

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The Gardai (Irish police) have seized 18 letters written by Eamonn de Valera to his wife, Sinead, between 1912 and 1920. Some of the letters were written while he was imprisoned for his part in the 1916 Rising and others were written while he was in the U.S. promoting the idea of an independent Ireland. In one letter he tells his wife, "You are my first thought in the morning … [Read more...] about Police Seize de Valera’s Love Letters