Dublin, 9 April 1917 - Along with the usual religious observances, Easter ... flag was raised to half-mast over the rubble of the GPO. The flag was placed there by a young man wearing ‘an ...

Background: The flag was unveiled in 1914 as the flag for the Irish Citizen Army and depicts ... This highlights a longer chronology to the Easter Rising and links back to previous movements.

A building where the Irish tricolour was first hanged ‘needs to be preserved for the sake of our history’ a councillor is ...

The Easter Rising, the rebellion which took place over the course of five days in Dublin in 1916 and forever changed the course of Irish history, led to the execution of its leaders. 1916 Easter ...

The limited edition trainers were released in 2006 to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Easter Rising in Ireland. Nike said: "On Easter Monday, April 24, 1916, a group of Irish nationalists ...