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In 1924, priest Fr Seamus O’Flynn opened a school of drama in Cork city. A century on, KIERAN O’LEARY reveals how his flame is still burning bright

On May 12, 1916, Easter Rising leader Seán Mac Diarmada was executed. To commemorate the anniversary of the Easter Rising, writer and historian Dermot McEvoy produced 16 profiles of the Irish Rebel leaders who were executed and who, gradually, have come to be seen as heroes. Seán MacDiarmada Seán MacDiarmada was born in County Leitrim in 1884. He left home at a young age and traveled to Edinburgh and Belfast where he held many jobs, from tram conductor to barman. At 22, he joined the I...