I ran out of songs I enjoyed singing so I began writing my own.

Written and composed by Irish songwriter, Brian Flanagan, ‘The Rising’ is performed by Michael Flatley who narrates a hauntingly beautiful depiction of the heroes of the 1916 Easter Rising.

Remember these names — PJ Gibbons profiles the young Irish people to watch in 2016. 

Next year marks the centenary of the 1916 rising, with a huge number of events planned to celebrate the beginning of the march towards the emancipation of Ireland. That will also include work on the big and small screen.