The 102nd commemoration ceremony honoring the Irish nationalists who lost their lives in the Easter Rising in 1916 took place ...

In bright springtime sunshine, the President laid a wreath in tribute to those who died, while a Catholic Mass was followed ...

For years I have waited and prayed for this day. We have the most glorious opportunity that has ever presented itself of ...

Republican rebellion started Ireland on the road to independence. One a former farmer in America, another who was already ...

Explore the Easter Rising of 1916, the rebellion that shook British rule and set Ireland on the path to independence.

Before the Easter Rising began, Irish nationalists searched for support wherever they could find it. German officials saw a chance to weaken Britain by backing rebellion in Ireland. Secret meetings, ...

One hundred and ten years ago, in the midst of a world war, Irish freedom fighters launched an insurrection to throw off the ...

(WTAP) - On Apr. 24, 1916, on Easter Monday in Dublin, the Irish Republican Brotherhood, a secret organization of Irish nationalists led by Patrick Pearse, launches the so-called Easter Rising.

The Easter Rising is often remembered for its leaders and its rebellion, but the deadliest toll was borne by civilians. This ...

JUST before James Connolly was executed by the British for his part in the 1916 Easter Rising, he asked his daughter, Nora, ...