Organisation: Fianna Eireann

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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The ‘Madame’ rebel: The colourful life and times of Constance Markievicz

100 years ago, Constance Markievicz received a letter confirming her return as MP for Dublin St Patrick’s. Ireland’s first elected female politician was in prison at the time, and the letter was addressed: “Dear Sir”. Robert Hume investigates her colourful life

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President to launch epic 'Fianna Éireann' by Peadar Ó Riada and Pádraig Ó Fiannachta

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Memorial commemorates Cork’s 1916 Irish Volunteers

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A timeline of events during Easter Week in 1916

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Families ‘very proud’ of relatives' role in fight for freedom

Municipal vandalism

War of Independence veteran laid to rest

Tributes were paid today at the funeral of the last survivor of the War of Independence.

Fri, 05 Oct, 2007

Road-builders chip away at the edges of a revered old fort

MUCH has been written about the effects the proposed M3 will have on the Hill of Tara, but little about the effects it will have on the other monuments in the Gabhra Valley.

Mon, 27 Aug, 2007

Defeat of 1916 ideals led to backward society

CRITICS of the 1916 Rising claim that it led to the backward society which followed the civil war.

Fri, 31 Mar, 2006