Posts Tagged 1916 Commemorations

Volunteer for the Battle of Mount Street Bridge!

It’s time to volunteer for the Battle of Mount Street Bridge! South Dock ’16 Society is recruiting “Volunteers” for its play commemorating the Battle of Mount Street Bridge.

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Remembering Ringsend in 1916

Remembering Ringsend in 1916

Want to find out about Ringsend during the 1916 Rising? Ringsend College is running a free ten-week course from tomorrow! All are welcome to attend Remembering Ringsend in 1916, which will not only delve into what was happening in Ringsend […]

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National Print Museum Calls for 1916 Artifacts

National Print Museum Calls for 1916 Artifacts

Could you contribute to an exhibition about 1916? The National Print Museum has put out a call for ephemera related to the 1916 Rising, so that it can put together an exhibition which engages the public with a fresh slant!

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The Unsung Heroes of 1916

The Unsung Heroes of 1916

It was Florence McDonnell who answered Bernie Byrne’s call from Home Instead, for people to share their personal stories that were passed down by family members from 1916. “My father would sit the whole family down every Friday night and […]

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1916 Memories Storytelling Morning

1916 Memories Storytelling Morning

Do you have any stories to share from 1916? Home Instead and NewsFour are looking for people with personal stories about 1916 to come forward and have them remembered for the 1916 celebrations! Whether they are your own memories or […]

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The Funeral of Donovan O’Rossa

The Funeral of Donovan O’Rossa

Dublin City Council’s Decade of Commemorations continues this year by marking the 100th anniversary of the funeral of Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa. On Saturday, President Michael D. Higgins laid a wreath at the grave of the Fenian leader and revolutionary who […]

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Competition: Ireland Rises

Competition: Ireland Rises

Win tickets to see Ireland Rises! Written, produced and directed by Dubliner Billy Kilkenny, Ireland Rises is set in a public house on Sackville Street during the Easter Rising of 1916. The audience finds out about the events of the […]

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1916 Consultation Workshop

1916 Consultation Workshop

Have your say on the 1916 commemorations! Dublin City Council and the Ireland 2016 Project Team will be holding a consultation workshop this Saturday (June 13) in Pearse Street Library from 10am to 1pm.

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