Person: Padraic Pearse

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Tom Vaughan-Lawlor gets caught up in his many characters

After playing Nidge and Padraic Pearse, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor is happy to just be himslef for a chat to Clodagh Finn

A century after the ‘Duck Truce’, blood sports still shame our nation

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Stunning Republican artefacts at James Adam history sale

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What Becomes of Us: A voice to the voiceless

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Rocky history of our right to natural riches

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No glory in the appalling waste of war

Easter Rising commemorated in Dublin

The 94th anniversary of the 1916 Rising was being commemorated today at a ceremony outside the GPO in Dublin.

Sun, 04 Apr, 2010

Stamps commemorate Pearse's Dublin school

The 100th birthday of a Dublin school founded by Easter Rising rebel Padraic Pearse will be commemorated in two new stamps.

Fri, 11 Jul, 2008

Paddy the Plasterer for President just because he’s Bertie’s friend?

ENDA KENNY delivered what many people considered his finest speech ever at the recent Fine Gael ard fheis during which he promised “a contract for a better Ireland.”

Sat, 14 Apr, 2007

Ahern: 'FF can be true heirs of 1916 Rising'

The Fianna Fáil party can become the true heirs to the 1916 Rising, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said tonight.

Sat, 18 Feb, 2006

SF incapable of telling the truth, says McDowell

The republican movement is devoid of statesmen and incapable of telling the truth, Justice Minister Michael McDowell told the Dáil today.

Thu, 03 Nov, 2005

'Private armies must retire' - Ahern

On the eve of a crucial meeting with Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams,Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has called for all private armies to retire, and warned the time for “polite fictions” was over.

Sun, 25 Apr, 2004

Campaign to preserve 'Ireland's Alamo'

An Taisce today joined a fight to protect the building known as “Ireland’s Alamo”.

Mon, 28 Apr, 2003