Place: Fort Kilmainham

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Legitimacy of the Rising

Former Fianna Fáil attorney general Paul Gallagher argues that the leaders of the 1916 Rising “had no legitimacy whatsoever” and “were a self-absorbed group of brave idealists.

Sat, 21 May, 2016

Wall for All in Glasnevin is an insulting project

I refer to the Wall for All at Glasnevin Cemetery. I understand that this wall of ‘remembrance’ will eventually include all who died in the War of Independence and Civil War. Listed among these names, therefore, will be the notorious Capt Percival Lea-Wilson.

Fri, 08 Apr, 2016

The thirty second Dáil lasted hours

Imagine my disappointment on watching the convening of the thirty-second Dail when it ran in to many hours...

Sat, 12 Mar, 2016

Charles’s visit unseemly

The media reports about the visit to Ireland of Charles and Camilla are hard to stomach.

Sat, 23 May, 2015

President should not have honoured British on the anniversary of 1916

What extraordinary times we live in. On April 24, the anniversary of the outbreak of the 1916 Rising, Michael D Higgins, the President of the Irish Republic, who occupies his office as a direct result of that pivotal event in our history, was busy in far off Turkey remembering members of the British army — the sworn enemies of those who fought for Irish freedom.

Wed, 29 Apr, 2015