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Save Dublin’s Moore Street – Last Battlefield of 1916 Rising Shane Cullen's memorial to The O'Rahilly, containing the words of his last letter to his wife. By Robin Mary Heaney, Guest Blogger February 13, 2012 The last battlefield of the 1916 Rising’s heroes must be preserved. Moore Street, Dublin – for years the bustling site of flower markets and fruit sellers, but today the object of a fight to preserve Ireland’s heritage and the genesis of its nationhood. Sometimes called the “Alamo of Ireland,” the laneways and streets surrounding Moore Street are...

Richard Mulcahy, Min Ryan, and their children Pádraig, Elisabeth, Risteárd, Máire, Neillí and Seán at Min and Richard’s wedding anniversary Min started her interview by recounting how she and her siblings first came to learn about the fight for Irish Independence. 'My family was first attracted to the national movement through my eldest brother, Martin Ryan, who was then in Maynooth College (1902-06) as a student. There was a large number of students there, particularly the Ferns men, who were interested in these movements. They had a new outlook as to the means of attaining freedom.

Gardaí have been praised for bringing gang criminals to justice as the Government launched the latest progress report on efforts to improve the lives of people living in Dublin's North-East Inner City (NEIC). A task force was established to help the disadvantaged part of the capital amid the violent gang feud that began in 2016. Finance Minster Paschal Donohoe - a TD for the area - hailed progress made by the NEIC initiative at a launch outside the regenerated St Mary's Mansions housing complex. He said the "beautiful homes" delivered in the refurbished block are an example of progress that ...