On Easter Monday in 1916, over 1,000 people swarmed to occupy strategic points throughout Dublin to declare an independent Irish republic. The aftermath of the so-called six-day Easter Rising saw ...

Several commemorations are planned over April 18-21, while a number of smaller demonstrations will take place over April 24-26. The anniversary of the insurrection against British rule in Ireland on ...

DUBLIN — Thousands of soldiers marched solemnly through the crowded streets of Dublin on Sunday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising against Britain, a fateful rebellion that ...

Easter Sunday marks the 95th anniversary of one of the bloodiest chapters in Irish history. On April 24, 1916, an estimated 1,600 Irish volunteer soldiers converged upon several public buildings in ...

After the Easter Rising, the British cracked down on Irish nationalists with brutal efficiency. Martial law was declared, rebels were executed without trial, and the people of Ireland watched in shock ...