The 1916 relatives are still seeking a meeting with NAMA regarding the derelict state of the 1916 national monument at 14-17 Moore Street, Dublin and their financial backing for a planning application to destroy its surrounding 1916 battlefield. To date, NAMA has refused to meet us citing the confidentiality of clients’ business affairs.

Significant recent developments in the planned renewal of Moore Street described by the National Museum as ‘the most important historic site in modern Irish history’ are to be welcomed as we approach the Centenary of The Rising.

Forensic teams investigating the murder of Mary-Ann Leneghan - whose family is from Co Mayo - today began searching a flat above a massage parlour as they hunted for clues to trace her killers.