1916

We never knew she was a fan of the GAA. We love to see the GAA recognised abroad for the fantastic sport it is and we’ve seen the reactions of many famous stars in the past. But we were very surprised today to see Judy Murray throw her proverbial hat into the GAA ring when […]

11 years ago

This isn’t going to go down well. Bob Geldof has compared the tactics of the leaders of the 1916 Rising to those used by Jihadi suicide bombers in attacks that claimed the lives of 73 people in Pakistan last weekend. Geldof made the comments in an interview with Event Magazine that accompanied today’s Mail on […]

11 years ago

We can’t be that pissed off though… All across the world, news outlets have turned their eye to Ireland this weekend to cover our celebrations and commemorations of one the most crucial moments in our journey towards independence. With all of that media focus on the commemorative events taking place this weekend, there was bound […]

11 years ago

How much do you know about Pádraig Pearse? “We stand at Rossa’s grave not in sadness, but in exultation of spirit… This is a place of peace sacred to the dead, where men should speak with all charity and all restraint; but I hold it a Christian thing… to hate evil, to hate untruth, to […]

11 years ago

A key, yet often unheralded, architect of the Rising. “The Irish patriotic spirit will die forever unless a blood sacrifice is made in the next few years.” – Seán Mac Diarmada. 1. He was born in Leitrim in 1883. Mac Diarmada hailed from Corranmore, close to Kiltyclogher in North Leitrim. The landscape was dotted with reminders […]

11 years ago

Things aren’t going so well at Luas HQ. In case you’ve been living under a very big rock with a very poor Wi-Fi and no 3G service, you’ll have heard all about the Luas strikes that have intermittently been causing commuters problems since February and look set to affect people’s Easter plans. As is often […]

11 years ago