Organisation: National Volunteers

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Pictures and papers of the Rising bring the people and context to life

The arrests and internment without trial of hundreds of Irish men in May 1916, together with the leaders’ executions, saw the public mood swiftly change after the Rising. Niall Murray examines a family archive of papers and photographs that shows the effects of these arrests

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1916 Centenary: ‘Castle Document’ could have altered the Rising

A small printing press in the home of Joseph Plunkett was responsible for one of the most controversial documents in Irish history.

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A 1916 diary ... NOT in the news

How this week 100 years ago was spent by the main players behind the Rising, based largely on observations of their movements by police.

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A battle of Cork’s separatists and constitutional nationalists

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Terence MacSwiney’s skills key in building Cork brigade

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Irish Volunteers parading their strength at Cork St Patrick's Day Parade in 1916

1916 letter: Redmond’s volunteers were not all nationalists

I noticed that your recent reviews of the two RTE television showpiece series on the 1916 Rising - the tortured drama “Rebellion” and the narrative account “Rising” - failed to notice a glaring inaccuracy repeated in both as fact.

Wed, 24 Feb, 2016

Ireland should not honour ‘warmongers’

In 1937, Irish voters enacted the Constitution, affirming the State’s adherence to pacific settlement of international disputes by international arbitration or judicial determination.

Thu, 26 Jun, 2014

An Post should issue Volunteers stamp

It is strange that so much publicity has been given to An Post’s mistake in issuing a stamp with the wrong image of Capt. Jack White, one of the founders of the Citizen Army.

Thu, 30 Jan, 2014

Graves of Irish Volunteers identified in Glasnevin

Unknown heroes of the Irish Volunteers have been identified in graves in Glasnevin cemetery as part of a new commemoration.

Wed, 11 Dec, 2013

TD wears 'symbolic' poppy in Dáil

An Irish Government TD has said he wore a poppy to the Dáil today to show that remembering the Irish war dead is no longer off limits.

Tue, 06 Nov, 2012

The Volunteer leader whose name has been invoked in support of other’s prejudices

JUST over 99 years ago, on September 4, 1907, John Redmond declared in a speech at the Mansion House in Dublin:

Mon, 11 Sep, 2006

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