Sinéad Callanan, a student of Castletroy College in Limerick, was a prizewinner in the all-island Decade of Centenaries schools essay competition for this study of Na Fianna Éireann

With two and a half weeks of school holidays, Jonathan deBurca Butler suggests now is a great time to take a trip to Dublin where a plethora of 1916-inspired exhibitions and events are taking place

No one, not the IRA, not Sinn Féin, not Fianna Fáil nor Fine Gael, nor any party or organisation, owns or has a monopoly on the Rising or its legacy, writes Danny Morrison.

There are no half measures for Roscommon this summer: Gay Sheerin says his side are setting their sights on a Connacht title.

This Tuesday was the birthday of Constance Markievicz. Her father was an Anglo-Irish landlord, who provided free food at Lissadell House during the famine.

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has accused the Government of taking a “highly partisan” and “often tribal” approach to Ireland’s past, as preparations get under way to commemorate the 1916 Easter Rising.

Sligo councillors yesterday attacked their officials and legal advisors for refusing to tell them why they went to court over rights of way at Lissadell House.

PRESUMABLY, if Edward Snowden ever returns to America, or is captured and brought there, he will meet at least the same fate as Jim Larkin.

SLIGO captain Charlie Harrison has labelled Markievicz Park as a “little fortress” ahead of Sundays clash with Leitrim.

IN Joe Bergin’s mind the reason for the paucity of quality in Galway’s first-half performance against Sligo last Sunday is clear.

CROWDS thronged the streets and guns and tanks abounded but Dublin was a far quieter place than it was 90 years ago - mainly because the public address system didn’t work.

NEXT Saturday’s replay between Sligo and Roscommon will be decided in the old-fashioned Gaelic football way — with the more dominant midfield emerging from the battle.

THE Government was roundly criticised by local politicians yesterday for its failure to buy Lissadell House, the Sligo stately home where Countess Markievicz and her sister, poet Eva Gore Booth, spent their formative years.

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The Minister for Transport has unveiled a memorial to Countess Constance Markievicz in Co Sligo.

Kilkenny have beaten Offaly in the Leinster hurling semi-final at Semple Stadium by nine points.

Tipperary and Clare will have to play again in the Munster football championship as they finished level 3-07 to 1-13 in Killarney today.

Clare have scored a goal and two points to draw level with Tipperary in the Munster football championship at Killarney.

Kilkenny are leading Offaly by three points in the Leinster hurling championship semi-final in Thurles.

Tipperary are seven ahead of Clare in the Munster football championship game in Killarney.

Offaly are leading Kilkenny by two points in the Leinster hurling semi-final at Thurles.

Anrtim have easily overcome Down in their Ulster hurling championship game at Casement Park in Belfast.

Armagh have comfortably beaten Fermanagh in the Ulster football semi-final in Clones.

Armagh are leading Fermanagh by a point at the interval of the Ulster football semi-final in Clones.

Wexford are leading Dublin by ten points at the break in the Leinster hurling semi-final in Thurles.

Fermanagh are leading Armagh by a point after 10 minutes of the Ulster football semi-final in clones.