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Easter Rising

Ireland Remembers 1916:
The Dublin Centerpiece

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
Photos Courtesy Maxwells Ireland
February / March 2017

February 1, 2017 by Leave a Comment

“Let us revive the best of the promise of 1916, so that those coming generations might experience freedom in the full sense of the term – freedom from poverty, freedom from violence and insecurity, and freedom from fear.” – President Michael D. Higgins On Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016, nearly 4,000 members of the Irish Defense Forces, emergency service workers, and veterans … [Read more...] about Ireland Remembers 1916:
The Dublin Centerpiece

Ireland Remembers 1916:
Beyond the Pale

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
February / March 2017

February 1, 2017 by Leave a Comment

The main Easter commemorations were in Dublin where most of the action happened on Easter Monday, April 24, 1916, but the Rising left deep scars on those beyond the Pale of Dublin. There were hundreds of commemorations in small towns, and villages, across Ireland, in Donegal, Longford, and Tipperary, and cities such as Cork and Belfast. ℘℘℘ BELFAST Culture Minister Caral Ni … [Read more...] about Ireland Remembers 1916:
Beyond the Pale

1916 – 2016: Reflections

By Ambassador Anne Anderson
February / March 2017

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“At a time of immense challenge in Ireland, in Europe, and in the United States, it is important that we draw on the perspective of memory, steady ourselves with reflection, and think boldly about the future.” – Ambassador Anne Anderson ℘℘℘ At home and abroad, the 1916 commemorations resonated beyond our greatest expectations, with more than 300 events, spanning every part of … [Read more...] about 1916 – 2016: Reflections

An American Perspective (Photos)

By Cliff Carlson, Contributor
February / March 2017

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A look at the 1916 Easter Rising Commemorations in Dublin through the lens of Cliff Carlson. I'm glad I did it. I’m half Swedish, I have no connection with the Easter Rising that I know of, and don’t know how much Irish I have in me. But whatever the amount, my blood ran a proud green on this three-week trip. I was invited by the Irish Government to cover the Centenary … [Read more...] about An American Perspective (Photos)

The Face of the Rising

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
February / March 2017

February 1, 2017 by 1 Comment

Last year, Captain Peter Kelleher read the Proclamation in front of Dublin’s General Post Office, just as Pádraig Pearse had done April 24, 1916, and the ensuing photographs became the face of Ireland’s commemorations around the world.  On the morning of March 27th, 2016, Captain Peter Kelleher, of the 27th Infantry Battalion of the Irish Defense Forces in Dundalk, left his … [Read more...] about The Face of the Rising

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