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.

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 ...

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

Surprising Ireland’s British rulers — who waved away warning signals — the rising began on Easter Monday, April 24 1916, and ended with surrender the following Saturday. News of the rising reached ...