Sinn Féin are the main beneficiaries and drivers of this winnowing.

One of the half-forgotten, or at least half-ignored, truths of our history is that those who took part in the 1916 Rising, especially in Dublin, were excoriated by the majority of their fellow citizens until British authorities decided to execute them, making them martyrs for their cause.

Sometimes great change, maybe the greatest of change, comes in a quiet, almost unspoken way — certainly without the triumphalism that hinders bridge building.

Gardai are examining footage from security cameras in the vicinity of St Stephen's Green to try to identify who was responsible for throwing paint over the Haunting Soldier sculpture.

Reaching out and reaching back were twin themes on the Co Clare ICA agenda last month.

Tourism is booming, no doubt helped by St Patrick’s Day and the 1916 centenary celebrations.

We look at the timeline of events during Easter Week in 1916.

Events are taking place all over Ireland today to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1916 rising. 

It was not just the GAA that provided a link between Irish sporting organisations and the 1916 Rising, writes Kevin McCarthy

I sat through ‘Rebellion’, and the documentary narrated by Liam Neeson. It has all left me cold, writes Fergus Finlay

Pick up a copy of the New Testament (a modern translation, if possible) and read a few chapters at random.

With two and a half weeks of school holidays, Jonathan deBurca Butler suggests now is a great time to take a trip to Dublin where a plethora of 1916-inspired exhibitions and events are taking place

This year everyone in Ireland is commemorating the events of 1916.

Google is bringing 1916 to life by offering a virtual tour of the key sites, streets and events of the Rising.

The success of the 1916 commemorations next year will be measured how well the public is converted to the principles behind the Easter Rising, says a historian.

Next year marks the centenary of the 1916 rising, with a huge number of events planned to celebrate the beginning of the march towards the emancipation of Ireland. That will also include work on the big and small screen.

It is lamentable that the Irish Defence Forces, who perceive themselves committed to the defence of our country, to liberal democracy, and to the rule of law (in times of crisis ) insist that they are descended from Oglaigh na hEireann — the group that staged the 1916 insurrection.

A new group has emerged who say they will work to make sure the centenary of the 1916 Rising will be marked in an "appropriate and fitting" way.

Days after its launch and the 1916 centenary website Ireland.ie has already been taken down for maintenance. 

AS the final Cabinet meeting of the Dáil term fades into the rear view mirror and a fearful country wonders how it will do without their guiding hands during the well-deserved two-month holiday TDs voted themselves, it is time to look back over the highs and lows of an eventful session.

President Michael D Higgins has insisted his state visit to Britain was not intended to “force amnesia” about the country’s past treatment of Ireland.

AFTER ALL the attention lavished on him by the Queen it was a bit of a royal comedown for President Higgins to get just a drive-by handshake from the crown prince of British politics, Boris Johnson.

Young Daniel Collins was the real hero yesterday as he was joined by some of Cork’s top sports stars to launch Rebel Week.

Several buildings in central Dublin which were used by rebel leaders during the 1916 uprising are to be saved from the wreckers' ball, it has been announced.

A decade of research has unveiled horrific stories, says John Daly

IN a state funeral especially fashioned to fit the gentleness of the man being honoured, there were no guns, just Garret.

WE are only six years away from commemorating the 1916 uprising which laid the foundations for a church and state Republic.

IT IS difficult to argue with Gerald Morgan’s conclusion (Letters, March 22) that the Easter Rising was provoked by “the failure of the British to respect the democratic mandate for Irish home rule”.

A delegation of US Congressmen visiting the North have been urged to keep pressure on the IRA to dismantle its structures, it emerged today.

SINN FÉIN’S chief negotiator Martin McGuinness last night warned Dublin and London not to allow Ian Paisley to block the road to power sharing.

YOUR correspondent Dr Gerard Morgan’s enthusiastic backing of Dr Brian Murphy’s claim that the British government ‘betrayed Home Rule is based on the conviction that a falsehood often repeated will eventually become true (letters, December 1).

The last refuge of the 1916 rebel leaders could yet be spared the wrecking ball.

The Stormont assembly's Easter recess will be interrupted next week for a