Rising leaders on the rails as commuters get to know more about 1916

In 1966, the State renamed 15 stations on the rail network after the executed leaders and volunteers of 1916 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Rising.

A further 50 years on, and to mark the centenary of the Rising, Iarnród Éireann has joined with the Royal Irish Academy to enable daily commuters to learn more about the people whose names are celebrated in the stations.

Sixteen display panels were unveiled at Pearse Station in Dublin, each of which will also go on display at the station named after each leader around the network (Pearse Station was named after both Pádraig and William Pearse).