The current controversy re the RIC commemoration has awoken a memory of a story told to me by my mother when she herself was a young child.

“It’s amazing. You cross the big hurdles, and when you get to the small ones, you get tripped up.”

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin said the State created "unnecessary controversy" by announcing a commemoration of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP), which he believes could have been avoided in an "all-inclusive event".

A defiant Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said the Government “stands over its decision” to commemorate members of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC), saying it is a “shame” some public representatives are boycotting events

President Michael D. Higgins, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, and Minister with responsibility for Defence Paul Kehoe will lead a ceremony in Dublin today to mark the anniversary of the 1916 Rising.

The anniversary of the death of Stephen Lawrence is to be marked on April 22 each year by a national commemoration of his life and legacy, to be known as Stephen Lawrence Day, Theresa May has announced.

The thousands of Irish soldiers who died at the Battle of the Somme have been commemorated at a state memorial event in Dublin.

Joseph Plunkett’s grand-niece Honor Ó Brolcháin looks back on the life of the youngest Rebel leader to be executed

Yesterday, 100 years ago, a young woman named Nora Costigan got caught up in the Rising. Niall Murray introduces her remarkable account of that week

IT was an imperfect rebellion, inexpertly planned and poorly supported, and it had an imperfect outcome with unfinished ambitions and ideals yet to be fully honoured.

Latest update Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adamns has responded to Micheál Martin's comments.

The Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald is using her speech commemorating Michael Collins to hit out at violent protesters.

APRIL FOOL’S and Spy Wednesday fall together today, as bedfellows. Last night, the Taoiseach outlined the Ireland 2016 centenary programme in the riding school in Dublin’s Collins Barracks.

Centenary commemorations of the 1916 Easter Rising must be inclusive and reflect all perspectives of the event, Martin McGuinness has insisted.

Extraordinary acts of generosity were made during a time of great tragedy, says Jimmy Deenihan.