Person: Francis Shaw

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

1916 Rising has had more successes than it has failures

ROBIN BURY of the Reform Movement failed to answer the question I asked as to what would have resulted if the Rising had not taken place (Irish Examiner letters, March 13).

Mon, 03 Apr, 2006

Here’s why we reject the myth of 1916

PÁDRAIG Ó CUANACHÁIN’s letter (Irish Examiner, March 10) seeks clarification from Reform on some of the points he makes.

Mon, 13 Mar, 2006

Pearse’s putsch in 1916 was against the wishes of vast majority

DR BRIAN MURPHY OSB, of Glenstal Abbey, states that “the Easter Rising, while not mandated by the normal voting process, became a mandatory obligation of democrats” (Irish Examiner letters, November 28).

Mon, 12 Dec, 2005