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# glasnevin cemetery
Tours of Glasnevin cemetery museum to be made free to children studying in DEIS schools
€60,000 was awarded from the Dormant Accounts Fund to give hundreds of students from these schools access to the cemetery.
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Dec 31st 2019, 2:45 PM
# Armistice 100
Irish leaders mark Armistice Day at events in Ireland, Britain and France
President-elect Michael D Higgins delayed his inauguration to take part in an event
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Nov 11th 2018, 7:10 AM
# roundtower
This is the view from O'Connell Tower in Glasnevin Cemetery, reopened after almost 50 years
It has been reopened to the public after almost 50 years.
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Apr 13th 2018, 4:33 PM
# glasnevin cemetery
Glasnevin's iconic O'Connell tower reopens today - 47 years after it was bombed
The tower has been closed since it was bombed by loyalists in 1971.
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Apr 13th 2018, 10:00 AM
# armistice day
Irish dead of World War I and II honoured at Glasnevin Cemetery
The event was marked by the laying of wreaths at the France-Ireland memorial and Cross of Sacrifice.
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Nov 11th 2017, 6:53 PM
# Anniversary
'The most harrowing work I've had to do': The Irish priest among the liberators at Bergen-Belsen
The concentration camp was liberated on this day in 1945.
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Apr 15th 2017, 8:30 AM
# one million dubliners
Double burials and dead parrots: Strange and unusual stories from Glasnevin Cemetery
A range of untold, fascinating tales are told on the new Dead Interesting tour at Glasnevin Cemetery.
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Feb 26th 2017, 10:00 PM
# criminal damage
Man charged with grave vandalism told to 'stay away from Glasnevin and de Valera family'
John Moore told Gardaí “I had a hammer” after his arrest at Glasnevin Cemetery.
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Jan 26th 2017, 12:57 PM
# Family Fortunes
Hunt for family of 1916 hero who created iconic tricolour
Thomas Meldon was one of three men who created the tricolour which flew at Jacob’s factory during the Easter Rising.
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Dec 6th 2016, 6:10 AM
# sponsored by leap card
9 spontaneous day trips around Dublin to take this weekend
These are not your usual tourist traps – these are hidden gems for Dubliners in the know.
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Sep 23rd 2016, 2:58 PM
# Patriot
"He gave up a lot for us" - 100 years after his execution Ireland pays tribute to Roger Casement
A commemoration was held for Casement this morning in Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin.
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Aug 3rd 2016, 4:11 PM
# James Joyce
Nutty gizzards, free readings and bus tours: Here's your Bloomsday 2016 event guide
We look at the events celebrating James Joyce’s Ulysses, running from today until Thursday.
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Jun 13th 2016, 7:00 AM
# O'Donovan Rossa
Glasnevin Cemetery to "review" omission of Irish language from famous Pádraig Pearse speech
Pearse’s oration at O’Donovan Rossa is an iconic part of Irish history.
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Apr 6th 2016, 11:03 AM
# Easter Rising
Teenager arrested as Remembrance Wall unveiled at Glasnevin Cemetery
The memorial wall has faced some criticism.
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Apr 3rd 2016, 1:23 PM
# Rising Row
"It's an aberration": A memorial to British soldiers killed in the Rising to be unveiled
The wall will be in Glasnevin Cemetery.
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Apr 2nd 2016, 7:30 AM
# a living history
'It’s more about life than death' - Behind the scenes at Glasnevin Cemetery
Historian Conor Dodd talks to us about the enduring appeal of the place where 1.5 million people have been laid to rest.
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Dec 24th 2015, 9:30 PM
# glasnevin cemetery
'What I've learned from working in a crematorium for 33 years'
“Down through the years I’ve seen some really tragic cases … It can be hard.”
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Nov 14th 2015, 4:00 PM
# diggin
11 graveyards to visit in Ireland before you die
So much history, all around us.
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May 17th 2015, 1:00 PM
Shot dead on his wedding day: Tragic love stories from Ireland's Civil War
John Kennedy married his fiancé during a break in fighting but was killed later that day.
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Feb 14th 2015, 7:00 AM
# Glasnevin Trust
Is one of your relatives in this historic photo?
It’s the scene moments before the graveside oration at the burial of Fenian Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa.
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Dec 15th 2014, 8:42 AM
# graves on film
Visitors flock to Glasnevin Cemetery thanks to moving documentary
The cemetery is the last resting place of the likes of Michael Collins, as well as over 1.5 million other people.
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Nov 25th 2014, 9:48 AM
# Glasnevin
One Million Dubliners got such an emotional response, it's still trending on Twitter this morning
There was an overwhelming response to the story of Glasnevin Cemetery and Shane MacThomais.
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Nov 21st 2014, 10:13 AM
# Ceremony
'The Irish men and women who died in World War 1 deserve to be remembered'
A remembrance ceremony was held this afternoon in Glasnevin Cemetery.
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Nov 11th 2014, 4:17 PM
# life and loss
One Million Dubliners: 'Everyone has someone buried in Glasnevin'
New Irish doc finds there is a whole lot of life in the country’s most famous burial place.
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Oct 3rd 2014, 6:43 PM
# friends in no places
10 of the most inspired responses to the Garth Brooks shenanigans
Because laughter is the best medicine. *bursts into tears*
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Jul 10th 2014, 1:00 PM
# treasure hunt
Bullets, bibles and rifles: Glasnevin Cemetery wants to value your First World War artefacts
The cemetery is running a free Antiques Roadshow style event this weekend.
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May 17th 2014, 10:45 AM
# old hollywood
Heard of Josie MacAvin? She's Ireland's only Emmy AND Oscar winner
A movie-themed tour is being launched at Glasnevin Cemetery and Museum in honour of MacAvin.
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May 1st 2014, 11:09 AM
Voices
Column: Shane MacThomais was a tireless champion of those forgotten by our history books
Following the untimely passing of the Glasnevin Cemetery historian Shane MacThomais, his friend and fellow historian Donal Fallon remembers a man who was “beloved of Dubliners of all classes and professions”.
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Mar 25th 2014, 8:00 AM
# RIP
Glasnevin historian Shane MacThomais dies
Colourful tour guide, passionate about preservation of cemetery’s legacy, passed away yesterday.
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Mar 21st 2014, 10:41 AM
# museum selfies
Man gets 'pervy' in Dublin gallery to celebrate #MuseumSelfie day
Yo, Mona Lisa, get in for a pic!
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Jan 22nd 2014, 10:30 PM
# 1913 lockout
Do you know who Alicia Brady was?
Or why she is being honoured today in Glasnevin Cemetery?
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Jan 4th 2014, 9:15 AM
# tomb with a view
Bombed staircase in O'Connell Tower at Glasnevin to be rebuilt
Planning permission secured to rebuild structure, 40 years after loyalists blew up original wooden stairs which led to top windows.
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Dec 26th 2013, 8:00 AM
# Easter Rising
Trust seeking designs for Glasnevin’s 1916 memorial
232 people were buried in a mass grave after the Easter Rising, now a chapel is being planned for that site.
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Sep 30th 2013, 4:15 PM
# need to know
The Evening Fix… now with added world's smallest movie
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
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May 1st 2013, 7:50 PM
# 1916 Easter Rising
Duke of Kent makes history as first royal to lay wreath at 1916 memorial
HRH Prince Edward, who is the President of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, visited Glasnevin Cemetery.
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May 1st 2013, 6:16 PM
# Magdalenes
Magdalene women remembered in vigils in Dublin and Galway
Flowers were laid at the graves and tributes to the women were read out by representatives from various groups.
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Mar 3rd 2013, 7:42 PM
# Michael Collins
What would Michael Collins think of Ireland's banks?
Historian’s presentation at Glasnevin Cemetery will question how the former Minister for Finance might view the current state of affairs.
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Aug 12th 2012, 8:00 AM
# Padraig Pearse
"But the fools, the fools, the fools!" - Pearse funeral oration re-enacted at Glasnevin
Pádraig Pearse speech at O’Donovan Rossa’s graveside ended: “Ireland unfree shall never be at peace.”
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Aug 2nd 2012, 10:14 AM
# not alone
Charity for older people celebrates 35 years of service
Alone will celebrate the anniversary at Glasnevin Cemetery, honouring volunteers who have been with the charity in excess of three decades.
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Jul 15th 2012, 7:45 AM
# Hi Bill and yoko
Flying visits? Bill Clinton in Easons, Yoko Ono in Glasnevin Cemetery
Bill Clinton took in some bookshops in Cork today, while Yoko Ono visit Daniel O’Connell’s crypt.
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Jun 22nd 2012, 9:53 PM
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