Was Grace Gifford pregnant when she wed Joseph Plunkett in 1916?
New documentary suggests couple’s hasty marriage may have been to ward off scandal
‘Joseph Mary Plunkett is my great uncle. How more Irish do you want me to be?’
Germaine Kos is an artist, film-maker, cancer survivor and (don't question it) Irishwoman
Exercise in Rinkmanship – Frank McNally on contrasting figures who did the skates some service
An Irishman’s Diary
Old school redbrick ripe for a refresh on stately Rathmines road for €2.475m
This protected structure offers six bedrooms, five bathrooms, and plenty of potential
Breda O’Brien: Legacy of Muckross nuns lives on forever
Far from corrupt religion, these nuns inspired as strong female role models
Nuns exit Muckross Park after 120 ‘trailblazing’ years
Tributes to Dominican Sisters who pushed boundaries of education for young women
How the plea for Irish independence made its way to Paris
Sean T Ó Ceallaigh and George Gavan Duffy attempted to win France over to the cause
State papers: Irish officials found no evidence Easter Rising got papal blessing
Count George Plunkett claimed he met Pope Benedict XV in week before Rising
Ireland’s first World War veterans: Shunned, ostracised, murdered
Hundreds of thousands of Irish soldiers returned home to a largely hostile country
Rod Stewart: ‘I’m not in the pipe and slipper club yet. I can still go mad’
The 73-year-old rock musician on ice baths, the Easter Rising and his decades of wild days and success
Trade unionist ‘exposed atrocious conditions of workers and families’
Centenary: William Partridge (1874-1917) had key role in 1913 Lock Out and Irish Citizen Army
Tragedy of Thomas MacDonagh’s family left orphaned after Rising
The children of the Easter Rising leader paid dearly for the price of Irish freedom
Embracing and commemorating events of 1916 throughout the year
Children central to events to mark 100 years since Easter Rising
Exhibition on priests who ministered during Easter Rising
‘Gives a glimpse into a dimension of 1916 which could easily be overlooked’
Letters from 1916 figures to go on view as part of Culture Night
Éamonn Ceannt and Grace Plunkett wrote to governor of Kilmainham Gaol after Rising
Áras an Uachtaráin to open for Culture Night 2016
Tickets to be raffled for access to performances and tour in presidential residence
Ranelagh classic with stylish twist for €3m
Property was built in the 1800s and completely overhauled in the early 2000s
Four more executed Rising leaders remembered at Kilmainham
Plunkett, Daly, O’Hanrahan and Willie Pearse all commemorated
Signatories review: an imagined truth about key figures in the Rising
Eight Irish writers’ monologues create a moving theatrical tapestry
Art houses invoke the forgotten civilian victims of the Easter Rising
Public contribute installations to remember each of the 262 civilians killed in the Rising
Rising rebels’ ‘white flag’ on sale after being rescued from skip
Linen handkerchief reportedly used to surrender to British troops will be auctioned
Conn Hallinan: 1916 was an inspiration in the struggle against colonialism
There was a special drama to the idea of a revolution in the heart of an empire
Breda O’Brien: We must not play down the faith of the 1916 leaders
This Easter, we could honour the sacrifices of the Rising by remembering religion’s role
Irish writers commemorate Proclamation signatories
Theatre project will mark Rising centenary with production in Kilmainham Gaol
1916 commemorations should not glorify violence, says bishop
Commemorations should reflect on what unites people rather than divides them
Joseph Plunkett’s role in Rising remembered by his school
Stonyhurst archivist seeks to explain mystery surrounding Plunkett’s part in 1916 rebellion
Martin McGuinness ‘committed to holding event for WW1 dead’
Deputy First Minister says it’s ‘only proper and right’ to honour sacrifice made by Irish
The Joseph Mary Plunkett papers: ‘I was never meant to be so happy’
The youngest of the Proclamation signatories married his fiancee, Grace Gifford, in his prison cell the night before he was executed
The Patrick Pearse letters: Trouble at St Enda’s College
The republican leader’s experimental Dublin school struggled with debt – and with irate neighbours
Miriam Lord: War of attrition in RDS as recount drags on
Gerry Adams is still posing for photos with babies while Bertie Ahern sticks his oar in
Roscommon-Galway: Eugene Murphy (FF) takes third and final seat
Denis Naughten elected on first count, Michael Fitzmaurice takes second seat
Rite & Reason: Defining the present in terms of past sacrifice is wrong
The major prophets of all religions cried out in no uncertain terms that they desired mercy not sacrifice
Sinn Féin to look at holding events to honour WW1 dead
Vital to remember those Irishmen who died in conflict, says Martin McGuinness
Rare photographs of 1916 Rising go on display
National Library collection includes photo of Éamon de Valera marching men to captivity
Enhancing at the Crossroads – An Irishman’s Diary about Kilmainham Gaol
‘You’re looking for the gaol, aren’t you?’
The Éamonn Ceannt papers: ‘I am calmly awaiting the end’
‘My dearest wife Áine,’ began Éamonn Ceannt’s final letter, which he wrote in Kilmainham Gaol the night before his execution
A terrible beauty: the poetry of 1916
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
Charlie Flanagan: Why the Rising commemorations will be a global event
‘Ireland in 1916 was. as it is now, a global island, a nation that both reflected and was engaged in the bigger international issues of the day’
On 1916, and why Michael Collins ‘was a pup’
Eoghan Plunkett comes from a storied family involved in the Easter Rising
‘It’s not easy being a Yes Roscommon voter’
Patsy McGarry reflects on why his native county voted No to same-sex marriage
Enda Kenny presents Barack Obama with hand-printed Yeats for St Patrick’s Day
Poetry volume presented by Taoiseach to president made by grandniece of 1916 leader
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