#1916

by Craig O'Reilly on Apr 24th, 2020 - 2022 Views

Irish Volunteers barricade Townsend Street, Dublin, to slow down the advance of troops, during the Easter Rising. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)   Remembering Easter Monday 1916 The 1916 Rising is a historic event which still resonates with Irish people today, and perhaps now with... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Aug 24th, 2016 - 5626 Views

The Irish Museum of Modern Art is presently running a project called A Fair Land. It is a village operating in the courtyard of the Kilmainham Royal Hospital predating 1916. Walking through this little village, you are supposed to ‘time-travel’ back into the past and experience what life was like... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Apr 6th, 2016 - 3374 Views

Last Wednesday, the new Kilmainham Gaol Museum Visitor Centre officially opened after months of restoration and revamping. The President, Michael D. Higgins, was there to welcome the new Museum as one of the ‘Permanent Reminders’ to mark the centenary of 1916. A special Reception for the surviving... 

by Eoghan Brunkard on Apr 4th, 2016 - 2791 Views

After several months of work and a year of research, Fountain Resource Group’s “Rising In The Union”, an exhibition exploring the events of the 1916 Rising in the Dublin 8 area, as well as the fallout of the events on a national and international level was launched with a great aplomb! The... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Mar 4th, 2016 - 6763 Views

What Was Happening At Dublin Castle On The 24th March 1916 As everyone I’m sure is aware, we are celebrating a 100 years since the 1916 Easter Rising and it has become our ambition to take a walk down memory lane to remember, retell and relive the events and moments of that week. One of the places... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Feb 22nd, 2016 - 2306 Views

The South Central Community Remembers 1916 Programme was released last week Tuesday the 16th February at St Catherine’s Church, Thomas Street, Dublin 8. The programme is full of events happening here in the South Central Community, with seminars, exhibitions, art, tours, poetry and performances telling... 

by Jacqueline Spain on Jan 26th, 2016 - 3895 Views

An exhibition at City Hall opened today to remember the Dublin Fire Brigade’s work during the 1916 Rising. Dublin’s an tArdmheara, Criona Ni Dhalaigh was there to launch the ‘Dublin Fire Brigade and the the 1916 Rising Exhibition’ . The Exhibition will exhibit materials that... 

by Alan Finn on Jan 18th, 2016 - 3293 Views

                                    Moore Street is Dublin’s oldest food market. About 2 weeks ago, protesters and residents took over the buildings on Moore Street. The site became a hive of activity when protesters locked themselves in and the builders out....