Event: Proclamation Day

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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1916 letter: As today’s children raise the flag we recall leaders of a different time

Proclamation Day was a historic day for the people of Ireland, which included Flag Day ceremonies, in many of our schools including Midleton.

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Parish prays for forgiveness of graveyard vandals

We should concentrate on the values and ideals as expressed by tomorrow’s Irishmen and Irishwomen

Leaders should take a leaf out of Patrick’s shamrock and negotiate

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Catch-up with what you've missed so far today with our lunchtime briefing

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Catch-up with what you've missed with our morning briefing

Drone footage shows off Louth primary schools' Proclamation Day celebrations

Nicely done.

Tue, 15 Mar, 2016

Catch-up with what you've missed today with our evening briefing

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Tue, 15 Mar, 2016

This drone footage shows off Louth primary schools' Proclamation Day celebrations

A Louth national school has released a video to mark today’s Proclamation Day events, part of the events of the 1916 Rising centenary.

Tue, 15 Mar, 2016

Maybe primary school is not the best place to learn about 1916

John Bruton is concerned about the appropriateness of army officers speaking in our primary schools about the 1916 Proclamation (Irish Examiner, January 23, 2016).

Wed, 27 Jan, 2016

Not a recruiting drive, but Cork primary school pupils pledge to join army

It was not meant to be a recruiting drive but it was little wonder the sight of both the defence minister and chief of staff of the Defence Forces led to scores of national schoolchildren pledging to join up when age permits.

Tue, 08 Dec, 2015

Children at centre of 1916 projects

Children will collect stories about local customs and history in a digital-age repeat of a 1930s folklore project as part of the 1916 centenary schools programme.

Tue, 08 Sep, 2015

Memorial to British in 1916 centenary

Celebrations of the 1916 Easter Rising will include a memorial to the British who died trying to crush the rebellion in a bid to make events more inclusive.

Wed, 01 Apr, 2015