1916

BBC wouldn’t let Rod Stewart perform a beloved Irish ballad because of its ‘anti-English overtones’

Inspired by the 1916 rising, the BBC weren’t having it. Rod Stewart was a guest on BBC Radio 2 on Friday morning as he chatted with Chris Evans about his 30th studio album, Blood Red Roses. Aside from this chat about his next record, the former Faces singer talked about the great honour he felt after being […]

Inspired by the 1916 rising, the BBC weren’t having it. Rod Stewart was a guest on BBC Radio 2 on Friday morning as he chatted with Chris Evans about his 30th studio album, Blood Red Roses. Aside from this chat about his next record, the former Faces singer talked about the great honour he felt after being […]

8 years ago

Picture of Countess Markievicz, first woman elected to House of Commons, unveiled in Westminster

Markievicz was the first woman elected to the House of Commons. A picture of Constance Markievicz has been gifted to the UK Parliament by the Houses of the Oireachtas this evening, at an event in the UK Parliament celebrating the 100th anniversary of British and Irish women getting the vote. Markievicz was the first woman elected to the […]

Markievicz was the first woman elected to the House of Commons. A picture of Constance Markievicz has been gifted to the UK Parliament by the Houses of the Oireachtas this evening, at an event in the UK Parliament celebrating the 100th anniversary of British and Irish women getting the vote. Markievicz was the first woman elected to the […]

8 years ago

Google planning to buy historic 1916 landmark in Dublin

It’s going to cost them.

8 years ago

Glasnevin 1916 memorial wall defaced in “act of callous vandalism” on Saturday night

A wall commemorating those who lost their lives in the 1916 Easter Rising appears to have been vandalised on Saturday night. A photo by Conor O’Mearain shows the wall covered in splashes of white and yellow paint over many of the names of those who died. The Glasnevin Trust has issued a statement on the apparent […]

A wall commemorating those who lost their lives in the 1916 Easter Rising appears to have been vandalised on Saturday night. A photo by Conor O’Mearain shows the wall covered in splashes of white and yellow paint over many of the names of those who died. The Glasnevin Trust has issued a statement on the apparent […]

9 years ago

WATCH: The Irish War of Independence now has a fully colourised documentary

A treat for any fans of Irish history. Various 1916 centenary celebrations made us feel incredibly patriotic over the last few months- this montage, local parade and rousing version of Amhrán na bhFiann being just a few of them- but a new documentary, Revolution in Colour, offers a new perspective on the Revolutionary War and the subsequent Civil […]

A treat for any fans of Irish history. Various 1916 centenary celebrations made us feel incredibly patriotic over the last few months- this montage, local parade and rousing version of Amhrán na bhFiann being just a few of them- but a new documentary, Revolution in Colour, offers a new perspective on the Revolutionary War and the subsequent Civil […]

10 years ago

VIDEO: Canadian Ambassador to Ireland tackles protester at ceremony in Dublin to honour soldiers killed in 1916

Not something that you see everyday. The Canadian Ambassador to Ireland has tackled a protester that tried to disrupt a ceremony to honour British soldiers that were killed in 1916. Kevin Vickers intervened and pulled a man away from the centre of the commemoration. Vickers has a history of taking decisive action, he shot the Ottawa gunman Michael Zehaf-Bibeau after […]

Not something that you see everyday. The Canadian Ambassador to Ireland has tackled a protester that tried to disrupt a ceremony to honour British soldiers that were killed in 1916. Kevin Vickers intervened and pulled a man away from the centre of the commemoration. Vickers has a history of taking decisive action, he shot the Ottawa gunman Michael Zehaf-Bibeau after […]

10 years ago