A revisionist view of the 1916 Rising in the South during the northern Troubles has given way to a more even tempered position, but will this remain, asks Gabriel Doherty

Artist and designer Robert Ballagh is set to address a conference exploring The Arts and the 1916 Rising.

An exciting 1916 project is touring the country at the moment inviting local communities to have their 1916 family letters digitised and transcribed for posterity.

The success of the 1916 commemorations next year will be measured how well the public is converted to the principles behind the Easter Rising, says a historian.

As Rory O’Callaghan stated (Irish Examiner, Letters, September 22), the state ceremonies for 1916 patriot Thomas Kent were very well planned and carried out.

Now that the state ceremony in Glasnevin is over, may I use your columns to say a ludicrously brief, but intensely sincere, thank you to everyone who participated in whatever form in the Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa centenary commemoration in West Cork over the last number of weeks – and most especially to those who have helped organise the various events (all of whom I hope to thank in person over the coming weeks).

Gabriel Doherty offers a personal reflection on the commemorative events marking the centenary of O’Donovan Rossa’s funeral

A couple were winched to safety on rescue helicopters after becoming stranded in Dublin Bay; a hoax bomb in Cork may have been a warning to a guest; Ballymun went from high hopes to broken dreams; and the post-mortem on Cilla Black has not revealed why she died. These are some of the latest and most read news stories on irishexaminer.com.

A hoax device at a well-known hotel outside Cork city is believed to have been planted; Confidential patient notes, operating theatre schedules, and minutes of meetings were repeatedly sent in error to a member of the public for six months; Picky eating in small children may be a sign of serious mental problems that should not be ignored, say experts. Here’s this morning’s irishexaminer.com round-up.

As the sky dimmed over the West Cork town of Skibbereen, the smell of peat smoke was in the air.

On Skibbereen Main Street, ladies in bustles saluted each other over the heads of the crowd as a vintage Punch and Judy show got underway. Vegetable sellers and urchins argued loudly as RIC officers turned a blind eye.

John A Murphy is not quite correct in his letter (Irish Examiner, June 26) about Thomas Kent.

A standing stone, which commemorates three giants of history, will be unveiled in a picturesque West Cork village on Sunday.

The assistant state pathologist has conducted a preliminary investigation of skeletal remains which were found at Cork Prison during the search for the mortal remains of executed 1916 patriot Thomas Kent.

Historian Gabriel Doherty outlines impacts of the Lusitania sinking, due to be analysed at a seminar in UCC; the following pages feature articles by other conference speakers

An academic conference focusing on the sinking of the Lusitania and the general sea war from 1914 to 1918 is to be hosted by University College Cork next week.

From Cork to New York, the Fenian whose funeral is now seen as a dry run for the Easter Rising, will be well remembered this summer on the centenary of his death.

In the centenary year of Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa’s death, it is appropriate that his life, and his patriotism, be marked in the county and country of his birth, writes Gabriel Doherty

The life and death of Fenian Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa will be marked in his native West Cork this summer, a century after his Dublin funeral proved a rallying cry for the 1916 Rising.

Plans on how to mark Cork’s role in the 1916 Rising and War of Independence are to be proposed at two public meetings in the next few weeks.

Sonny O’Neill, the man believed to have killed Michael Collins at Béal na Bláth, described being there when applying for a military pension 13 years later — but said nothing about the gunfight or firing the fatal shot.

Hoarders of historical artifacts are asked to share their loot at an historic roadshow in Killarney this weekend.

Almost every aspect of the First World War and its impact on Ireland will be discussed at a free public conference at University College Cork next week.

Two original photographs documenting Michael Collins’ final hours have been unearthed at a historical roadshow in Cork.

Historians are dusting down their maps of West Cork for an Antiques Roadshow-style road trip that they hope will unearth historical gems.

Michael Collins has been named as Britain’s second greatest enemy commander, outmanoeuvred only by George Washington, in a poll conducted by London’s National Army Museum.

Hopes that Michael Collins will be named Britain’s greatest foe rest on the shoulders of an English-born history lecturer.

RARELY have I read a more ill-judged – and at times factually incorrect – piece of journalism than the article by Shaun Connolly September 17) on the papal vist to Britain.

I AM compiling a record of the various events that have been, or will be, organised during the year to mark the 90th anniversary of the 1916 Rising.

PRESIDENT Mary McAleese opened a major conference in Cork last night that aims to place the 1916 Rising in a wider historical context.

PRESIDENT Mary McAleese will attend a major conference in Cork at the weekend to mark the 90th anniversary of the 1916 Rising.