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The Easter Rising was an armed rebellion which took place in Ireland during Easter week, 1916. The aim of The Rising was to gain Irish Independence from Britain. The Rising began on April 24th 1916, lasting six days. After surrendering, Irish leaders Padraig Pearse and James Connolly along with thirteen others were executed after by the British. Their executions outraged many of the Irish public who originally didn't back the rebel's actions. Although The Rising failed from a military point of view, it would ultimately lead to the formation of the Irish Free State in 1922, and eventually the R...

Simon Harris is set to be elected taoiseach on Tuesday, April 9th, and he will face a number of issues in his bid to make a mark with less than a year before a…

PSNI use drones to issue warning over unnotified Creggan parade

Annal Tyrone National Graves Association parade takes place in Carrickmore

At noon, the National Flag on top of the GPO will be lowered and the 1916 Proclamation will be read.