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Saturday 26 September 2020
Varadkar was asked about the renewed success of the rebel song Come Out Ye Black and Tans.
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said the event “should be cancelled”.
The government hasn’t yet finalised the State programme for 1920 commemorative events.
Today marks the 103rd anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising.
One million of the special coins go into circulation this month.
In the Dáil in 2011, Leo Varadkar said those executed without trial during this time period were “murdered”.
A proposed Bill seeks to designate 21 January Ireland’s Independence Day – but it wouldn’t be a bank holiday.
Strict new Covid-19 measures have been announced for the two counties – here’s what you need to know.
The current commemorations do not have a specific date.
The GAA, Conradh na Gaeilge and the President will all be involved in events.
The flags, the colour and the pride – follow everything that’s going on here.
A man has put a flag on the top of the roof of one of the terraced properties.
The restoration work done in the 1960s saved the building from ruins.
What if 24 April was a national public holiday every year?
A junior minister pretty much confirmed it won’t be happening last night.
A new group group launched their plans today.
The findings comes from a poll from Irish language news website Tuairisc.ie.
The idea of a once-off ‘Republic Day’ is being “seriously considered” at by politicians, as plans for the centenary celebrations are put together.
The Open University has ‘colourised’ some photos from the time.
Within a week all the European superpowers were locked in conflict.
The President and the Taoiseach will be at the main commemoration in the Royal Hospital in Kilmainham.
A wreath was laid outside the steps of the GPO with the Proclamation of the Republic also read out.
Queen Elizabeth II hinted at the possibility in a speech during the recent State visit to the UK by President Michael D Higgins.
The French President has since released a statement.
Drew Nelson was responding to a photograph which appeared to show a bandsman urinating outside a Catholic church during Saturday’s marches.
The parades have passed off peacefully so far, despite fears of violence breaking out along part of the route.
Taoiseach linked Ireland’s ‘generational memory’ about Famine years to the country’s fight against root causes of hunger.
An advisory group made up of eleven academics has been put together ahead of events to mark the 1916 Easter Rising.
We have a round-up of commemorative events taking place across the country this weekend.
AFTER A COLD week, another frosty few days are ahead of us.
Temperatures are set to drop to as low as -2 degrees tonight, according to Met Éireann.
Conditions will be dry and clear, but there will be widespread frost.
So, as the autumn weather is most certainly upon us, we want to know: Have you turned the heating on this week?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Sunshine and patchy clouds
Max: 13 °C
Min: 1 °C
Clouds and sun
Max: 14 °C
Min: 6 °C
Mostly cloudy with spotty showers
Max: 16 °C
Min: 6 °C
