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News Roundup April 16, 2022

By Róisín Chapman
IA Newsletter April 16, 2022

April 15, 2022 by Leave a Comment

Easter Rising Commemorated Ireland will commemorate the 1916 Easter Rising with an event at the GPO in Dublin on Sunday, April 17. The ceremony will be led by President Michael D Higgins, Taoiseach Micheal Martin, and Irish Minister for Defence Simon Coveney. At noon (Irish time), as the Irish flag on top of the GPO is lowered, the 1916 Proclamation will be read by an … [Read more...] about News Roundup April 16, 2022

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