Una Birch Pope-Hennessy’s account of a visit to Dublin is a who’s-who of the revolution

‘The funeral was the largest which has been seen in Dublin since that of Mr Parnell’

The New England Patriots coach aiming to make history by claiming a fifth Super Bowl

The 2008 Hurler of the Year retires after 12 years with the Kilkenny senior hurlers

Irish State managed to alienate North just as Brexit made unification a real prospect

Wexford champions host St Rynagh’s as they prepare to defend their provincial crown

Classy forward has found retirement from the intercounty game difficult to deal with

Memorials to those who fought for Éire stand next to those who fought for king

On the second day of the Easter Rising, soldiers poured into Dublin, and martial law was declared

Battles and even wars have been decided by changes in the weather but how did it affect the Easter Rising?

As Trinity College became a barracks, fire wiped out the east side of O’Connell Street

1916/2016: a miscellany

From Anne Frank to Malala, Zlata and Marah, children’s diaries and blogs bring home the reality of war and have inspired fiction too, including mine on 1916 and 1921

Mairéad Ashe FitzGerald explores the cultural legacy of the Easter Rising in the work of the rebels themselves and fellow poets Yeats, AE, James Stephens and Francis Ledwidge

‘There may well be deficiencies in political or parliamentary accountability, but remedying these has to remain the responsibility of parliament itself’

Built in 1823, this two-storey over basement house is a fine home with beautiful garden

Kilkenny great’s courage - even more than his skill - was what gave him absolute authority, writes fellow clubman PM O’Sullivan

Great coaches don’t pretend they always know what they are doing: they just do it

Hurley makers Jim O’Brien (Tipperary) and Brian Dowling (Kilkenny) maintain a noble tradition

Despite the stoicism and forgiveable innacuracies in his account of the executions of the leaders of the Rising, there are glimpses of flesh and feelings

An Irishman’s Diary about challenges to apiculture

Leading Kilkenny into a 16th season is not a hardship for Brian Cody. It is a choice

An Irishman’s Diary: Remembering Tom Kettle and Francis Ledwidge

The Irish Hospice Foundation asked some well-known people to contribute to its new book, ‘The Gathering: Reflections on Ireland’. This is Colum McCann’s contribution: ‘I did what anyone with a fondness for James Joyce would: I licked my thumb, picked up the crumb of Ulysses and ate it’