LONDON — One hundred years ago, a ragtag band of Irish nationalists battled the British army in central Dublin for six days in a failed attempt to win independence from the United Kingdom. The ...
A ceremony to mark the anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising will take place outside the GPO, O’Connell Street, Dublin on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024, commencing at noon. The ceremony will be led by ...
DUBLIN — Ireland on Sunday staged its largest ever military parade as it marked the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising, a botched but historically significant rebellion against British rule.
During the year of the 250th anniversary of American independence, Paul Meany reflects on how the American Declaration ...