Person: Con Colbert

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

business

From O’Donovan Rossa funeral to the Civil War, the Capuchin order made their faces known

Members of the Capuchin order had key roles in the Irish revolution, writes Niall Murray

news

Terence MacSwiney wedding gift on public display for first time

business

Military pushed legal matters to one side before it lined 1916 rebels up against the wall

business

Thomas Hunter was a key figure in Rising but is hardly known outside Cork

news

Country readies to commemorate people and events of 1916 Rising

business

A 1916 diary....NOT in the news (April 10 - 16, 1916)

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.

Mon, 28 Mar, 2016

A 1916 diary....NOT in the news (March 7 - 13, 1916)

Another glance at the activities 100 years ago this week of key figures in the upcoming Rising, as recorded by authorities at the time, or recalled later by the participants.

Mon, 07 Mar, 2016

A 1916 diary....NOT in the news (February 28-March 5, 1916)

Details of what was being done this week 100 years ago by those planning the Rising, and how it was observed by British authorities in Ireland.

Mon, 29 Feb, 2016

A 1916 diary....NOT in the news (February 22-27, 1916)

Some more of what we now know was being done 100 years ago this week by those planning — or who would play a role in — the 1916 Rising.

Mon, 22 Feb, 2016

A 1916 diary....NOT in the news (February 7-14, 1916)

Mon, 08 Feb, 2016

1916: Con Colbert was an ordinary man in extraordinary time

Con Colbert was not an intellectual nor an orator, but he was shot after the Rising for his love of country, writes John O’Callaghan 

Mon, 01 Feb, 2016

A 1916 diary ... NOT in the news

An ongoing and chronological look back at 1916 and some of the behind the scenes planning of the Rising which was certainly "NOT in the news" of the time.

Mon, 25 Jan, 2016

Secret police surveillance files detail 1916 Rising leaders’ activity

Century-old secret police files released to the public for the first time reveal the efforts made to monitor suspected revolutionaries in the 11 months leading up to the 1916 Rising.

Tue, 02 Jun, 2015

National Archives release secret police files from lead-up to Easter Rising

Secret police files from one of the most pivotal periods in Irish history are being made public.

Mon, 01 Jun, 2015

The Secret Court Martial Records of the Easter Rebellion

Brian Barton

Sat, 27 Nov, 2010

Phone masts destroying our lives, campaigners tell Oireachtas committee

MOBILE phone masts are accountable for adverse health effects on residents nationwide, it was claimed yesterday.

Fri, 03 Feb, 2006

Phone masts affecting health nationwide, claim campaigners

Mobile phone masts are accountable for adverse health effects on residents nationwide, it was claimed today.

Thu, 02 Feb, 2006